Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.3431 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.3431 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.3431 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.002 million SLC per person | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | -12.9% |
| 1979 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 million SLC per person | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 million SLC per person | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0234 million SLC per person | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0267 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0347 million SLC per person | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0435 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0476 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0512 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0573 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0637 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0765 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0835 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0929 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1114 million SLC per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1301 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 0.147 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.157 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1739 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1895 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2118 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2237 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2325 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2519 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2365 million SLC per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2639 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2917 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3171 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3431 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.3431 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.3431 million SLC per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.256 million SLC per person, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 0.0022 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 million SLC per person | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0072 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0172 million SLC per person | 0.0081 million SLC per person | 0.0308 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0589 million SLC per person | 0.0347 million SLC per person | 0.0929 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1829 million SLC per person | 0.1114 million SLC per person | 0.2519 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2905 million SLC per person | 0.2365 million SLC per person | 0.3431 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 66 Vanuatu 0.4194 million SLC per person compare
- 67 Yemen 0.3861 million SLC per person compare
- 68 Greenland 0.3857 million SLC per person compare
- 70 Central African Republic 0.313 million SLC per person compare
- 71 Kenya 0.2974 million SLC per person compare
- 72 Bangladesh 0.2882 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, per capita in Bhutan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Bhutan was 0.3431 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3431 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. 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, 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 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.