Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan

Bhutan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0719 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
163rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0719 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0023 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1970–2023

00.020.040.060.08197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Bhutan 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1970 to 2023.
Year million USD per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre
1971 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre +2.7%
1972 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre +1.2%
1973 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre +1.5%
1974 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre +5.2%
1975 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre -3.3%
1976 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre +9.0%
1977 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre +7.9%
1978 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre +7.1%
1979 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre +4.8%
1980 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre +5.0%
1981 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre +11.5%
1982 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre +2.3%
1983 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre +8.1%
1984 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre +6.2%
1985 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre +5.7%
1986 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre +14.2%
1987 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre +31.4%
1988 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre +6.1%
1989 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre +7.6%
1990 0.009 million USD per square kilometre +11.4%
1991 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre +0.7%
1992 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre +3.7%
1993 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre +2.0%
1994 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre +24.3%
1995 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre +6.8%
1996 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre +6.4%
1997 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre +7.2%
1998 0.0156 million USD per square kilometre +7.4%
1999 0.017 million USD per square kilometre +9.2%
2000 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre +10.1%
2001 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre +7.3%
2002 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre +10.4%
2003 0.024 million USD per square kilometre +7.8%
2004 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre +9.8%
2005 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre +6.9%
2006 0.0297 million USD per square kilometre +5.6%
2007 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre +16.1%
2008 0.0361 million USD per square kilometre +4.5%
2009 0.0388 million USD per square kilometre +7.7%
2010 0.0438 million USD per square kilometre +12.8%
2011 0.0475 million USD per square kilometre +8.5%
2012 0.05 million USD per square kilometre +5.2%
2013 0.0508 million USD per square kilometre +1.7%
2014 0.0538 million USD per square kilometre +5.9%
2015 0.0574 million USD per square kilometre +6.7%
2016 0.0622 million USD per square kilometre +8.4%
2017 0.0635 million USD per square kilometre +2.1%
2018 0.0657 million USD per square kilometre +3.5%
2019 0.0695 million USD per square kilometre +5.8%
2020 0.0624 million USD per square kilometre -10.2%
2021 0.0652 million USD per square kilometre +4.4%
2022 0.0686 million USD per square kilometre +5.2%
2023 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre +4.9%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.26 million USD per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +31.4% 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre 0.009 million USD per square kilometre 0.017 million USD per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre 0.0388 million USD per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0564 million USD per square kilometre 0.0438 million USD per square kilometre 0.0695 million USD per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.067 million USD per square kilometre 0.0624 million USD per square kilometre 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 160 Cameroon 0.088 million USD per square kilometre compare
  2. 161 Kazakhstan 0.0879 million USD per square kilometre compare
  3. 162 Lesotho 0.0742 million USD per square kilometre compare
  4. 164 Vanuatu 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre compare
  5. 165 Gabon 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre compare
  6. 166 Burkina Faso 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Bhutan rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.