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
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 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
| 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$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +31.4% | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0388 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0564 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0438 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0695 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.067 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0624 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 160 Cameroon 0.088 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 161 Kazakhstan 0.0879 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Lesotho 0.0742 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Vanuatu 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Gabon 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 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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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.