Government spending as share of GDP in Bhutan
Bhutan: Government spending as share of GDP was 27.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending as share of GDP in Bhutan, 1987–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending as share of gdp in Bhutan stood at 27.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Bhutan peaked at 50.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 90th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 45.3% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 30.8% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 31.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 24.2% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 27.1% | 36.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 87 Burkina Faso 27.8% compare
- 88 Tajikistan 27.7% compare
- 89 Uzbekistan 27.6% compare
- 91 Nicaragua 27.1% compare
- 92 Chile 26.7% compare
- 93 Togo 26.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -16.4% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 3,989 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 6.6% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 3,989 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.16 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.98 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 155.11 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.44 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Bhutan?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Bhutan was 27.1% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 90th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.