Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0036 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0036 million USD per person, measured 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 us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0036 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per person, in 1975.
That places Bhutan 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.002 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.003 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +3.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0036 million USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.002 million USD per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0036 million USD per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.003 million USD per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +27.4% | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0035 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 million USD per person | 0.0031 million USD per person | 0.0036 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 130 Eswatini 0.0039 million USD per person compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 0.0038 million USD per person compare
- 132 Moldova 0.0038 million USD per person compare
- 134 Morocco 0.0035 million USD per person compare
- 135 Djibouti 0.0032 million USD per person compare
- 136 Angola 0.003 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0036 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per person in 1975.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.