GDP per capita growth in Bhutan
Bhutan: GDP per capita growth was 7.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Bhutan, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Bhutan is 7.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Bhutan peaked at 25.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -10.8%, in 2020.
That places Bhutan 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.8% | — |
| 1972 | -2.2% | +192.7% |
| 1973 | -1.9% | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -184.9% |
| 1975 | -6.5% | -499.5% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | -180.9% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | -19.3% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -63.1% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +628.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -98.6% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +4164.9% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -81.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -36.0% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +859.2% |
| 1987 | 25.2% | +214.4% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -93.3% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +153.3% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +75.2% |
| 1991 | -2.2% | -128.9% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -499.2% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -27.4% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +41.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -84.1% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +453.6% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +64.6% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -31.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +66.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +248.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -77.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +93.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +65.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -45.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -84.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +671.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -83.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +128.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +82.9% |
| 2020 | -10.8% | -314.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -134.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +74.2% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | -6.5% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 0.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | -2.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 0.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 0.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -10.8% | 7.3% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 46.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 208,162 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 12.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Bhutan?
- Gdp per capita growth in Bhutan was 7.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.8% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Bhutan ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.