Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) was 3,606 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 3,606 USD for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Bhutan peaked at 3,606 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 314.44 USD, in 1975.
That places Bhutan 154th out of 228 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$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 347.88 USD | — |
| 1971 | 345.23 USD | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 337.56 USD | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 331.05 USD | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 336.47 USD | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 314.44 USD | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 331.11 USD | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 345.27 USD | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 357.46 USD | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 362.12 USD | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 367.79 USD | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 396.7 USD | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 392.87 USD | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 411.4 USD | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 423.48 USD | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 434.06 USD | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 480.63 USD | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 612.37 USD | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 630.38 USD | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 658.61 USD | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 713.97 USD | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 706.67 USD | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 760.5 USD | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 808.12 USD | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 855.89 USD | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 924.77 USD | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 982.58 USD | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1,034 USD | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,090 USD | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,164 USD | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1,250 USD | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 1,311 USD | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1,416 USD | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 1,495 USD | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1,541 USD | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,620 USD | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1,688 USD | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1,937 USD | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 2,002 USD | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2,132 USD | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2,379 USD | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 2,552 USD | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 2,655 USD | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2,671 USD | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,798 USD | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2,954 USD | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3,173 USD | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3,212 USD | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,301 USD | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3,467 USD | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 3,092 USD | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 3,206 USD | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3,350 USD | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3,489 USD | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 3,606 USD | +3.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3,606 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,008 USD, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3,606 USD is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,008 USD, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) 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% | 480.63 USD | 612.37 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 340.86 USD | 314.44 USD | 362.12 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 480.83 USD | 367.79 USD | 658.61 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 904.03 USD | 706.67 USD | 1,164 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,639 USD | 1,250 USD | 2,132 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,916 USD | 2,379 USD | 3,467 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,349 USD | 3,092 USD | 3,606 USD | 5 |
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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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Bhutan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Bhutan was 3,606 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,606 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 314.44 USD in 1975.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices?
- Bhutan ranks 154th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).