Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan
Bhutan: Industry (including construction), value added was 33.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 33.2% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan peaked at 41.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1980.
That places Bhutan 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.2% | — |
| 1981 | 18.0% | +48.1% |
| 1982 | 20.0% | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 20.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 26.7% | +28.0% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1% | 12.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 25.2% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 33.3% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 33.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 29.4% | 33.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 38 Bangladesh 34.0% compare
- 39 Sudan 33.6% compare
- 40 Eswatini 33.6% compare
- 42 South Sudan 33.1% compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 32.5% compare
- 44 Tajikistan 32.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 11.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2731 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,227 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 11.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 19.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 86,946 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan was 33.2% 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 41.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Bhutan ranks 41st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 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.