Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bhutan
Bhutan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bhutan, 1974–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bhutan stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 75.1% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bhutan peaked at 5.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 174th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.5% | — |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -55.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -93.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +2580.8% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | -143.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -232.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +64.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +133.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -40.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +805.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -95.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +476.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +220.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -64.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -73.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +71.0% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -226.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -116.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +363.7% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -123.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -316.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,359 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,920 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 97.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 411,678 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bhutan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bhutan was 0.1% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Bhutan ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.