Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Bhutan
Bhutan: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 53.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bhutan stood at 53.8%.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bhutan peaked at 74.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2012.
That places Bhutan 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.7% | — |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 45.9% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 33.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 32.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.1% | 59.4% | 5 |
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- 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 in Bhutan?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bhutan was 53.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.