Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Bhutan peaked at 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1474 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1474 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1513 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1531 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1553 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1633 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1579 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1721 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1857 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1989 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2084 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2189 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2439 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2495 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2697 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2865 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.303 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.346 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4545 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4821 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5187 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5777 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.582 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6033 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6154 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.765 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8168 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8692 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9313 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 1 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.54 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.21 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 2.31 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 3.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 4.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 4.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.71 million SLC per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 131.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 4% of 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 | +31.4% | 0.346 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4545 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1693 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1474 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2084 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3373 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2189 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5187 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7854 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5777 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.09 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.49 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.81 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.46 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 111 Moldova 5.27 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 112 Malaysia 4.77 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 113 Austria 4.62 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 115 France 4.47 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 116 Turkey 4.44 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 117 Romania 4.11 million SLC 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)
- 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 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, 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 4.61 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1474 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Bhutan ranks 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.