Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan
Bhutan: Industry (including construction), value added was 11.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan stood at 11.3%.
The figure is up 62.8% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan peaked at 89.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -14.4%, in 2020.
That places Bhutan 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 70.0% | — |
| 1982 | 7.5% | -89.2% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | +270.7% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -92.1% |
| 1985 | -5.9% | -367.8% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | -555.7% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | +231.5% |
| 1988 | -0.8% | -100.9% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | -1322.0% |
| 1990 | -1.3% | -112.9% |
| 1991 | -2.6% | +104.7% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | -680.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -91.2% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +432.2% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +126.8% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -77.5% |
| 1997 | -0.8% | -123.5% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -657.0% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +221.4% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +87.4% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -48.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -74.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +49.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +123.1% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +400.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -85.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +230.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -62.7% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +50.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +110.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -62.3% |
| 2018 | -4.0% | -242.6% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -66.6% |
| 2020 | -14.4% | +978.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -127.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +41.9% |
| 2023 | -0.8% | -114.1% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -984.2% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | +62.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.2% | -5.9% | 89.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | -2.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 2.3% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | -4.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -14.4% | 11.3% | 6 |
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- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 82.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 370,164 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -14.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -16.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 112.4 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan was 11.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.4% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Bhutan ranks 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.