Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Bhutan, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0002 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Bhutan peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0038 units per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +31.4% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 142 Russia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Laos 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Malawi 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Paraguay 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Ethiopia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Lesotho 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Bhutan?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Bhutan was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Bhutan ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.