Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bhutan
Bhutan: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bhutan stood at 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 242.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bhutan peaked at 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75,718 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 114th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75,718 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 84,418 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 107,578 current LCU per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 94,351 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 111,789 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 117,835 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 163,420 current LCU per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 225,043 current LCU per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1998 | 282,465 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 327,146 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 208,317 current LCU per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2001 | 209,095 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 226,683 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 266,834 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 342,577 current LCU per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 396,726 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 376,131 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 523,913 current LCU per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 659,916 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 730,514 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 862,728 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 910,295 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 905,633 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 3.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.68 million current LCU per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 115.01 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158,976 current LCU per square kilometre | 75,718 current LCU per square kilometre | 327,146 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 394,071 current LCU per square kilometre | 208,317 current LCU per square kilometre | 730,514 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | 862,728 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 111 Romania 4.25 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 112 Nicaragua 4.22 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 113 Italy 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 115 South Africa 3.72 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 116 Malaysia 3.36 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 117 Ghana 3.33 million current LCU 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bhutan?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Bhutan was 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,718 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
- Bhutan ranks 114th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) 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.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) 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.