Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 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 209 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 33.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 33.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 25.3%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +48.1% | 12.2% | 18.0% |
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
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 24.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (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 209 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.