Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.2314 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.2314 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan peaked at 0.2314 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 million SLC per person, in 1975.
Bhutan ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0223 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0221 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0217 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0212 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0202 million SLC per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0221 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0229 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0232 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0236 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0254 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0252 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0264 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0272 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0278 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0308 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0393 million SLC per person | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0404 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0423 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0458 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0453 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0488 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0518 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0549 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0593 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.063 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0663 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0699 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0747 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0802 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0841 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0909 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0959 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0989 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1039 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1083 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1243 million SLC per person | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1285 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1368 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1526 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1637 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1703 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1714 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1795 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1895 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2036 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.206 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2117 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2224 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1984 million SLC per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2057 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2149 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2238 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2314 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.2314 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1359 million SLC per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.2314 million SLC per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1828 million SLC per person, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 | +27.4% | 0.0308 million SLC per person | 0.0393 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0219 million SLC per person | 0.0202 million SLC per person | 0.0232 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0308 million SLC per person | 0.0236 million SLC per person | 0.0423 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.058 million SLC per person | 0.0453 million SLC per person | 0.0747 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1052 million SLC per person | 0.0802 million SLC per person | 0.1368 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1871 million SLC per person | 0.1526 million SLC per person | 0.2224 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2148 million SLC per person | 0.1984 million SLC per person | 0.2314 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 59 Greenland 0.342 million SLC per person compare
- 60 Vanuatu 0.2937 million SLC per person compare
- 61 Malawi 0.2746 million SLC per person compare
- 63 Central African Republic 0.2311 million SLC per person compare
- 64 Qatar 0.2264 million SLC per person compare
- 65 Seychelles 0.2263 million SLC per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.82 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -72.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3328 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,495 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan was 0.2314 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2314 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 million SLC per person in 1975.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Bhutan ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.