Manufacturing, value added in Bhutan
Bhutan: Manufacturing, value added was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Bhutan, 1980–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 6.6% for manufacturing, value added in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Bhutan peaked at 11.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
Bhutan ranks 138th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +97.4% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | +40.3% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +46.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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 manufacturing, value added in Bhutan?
- Manufacturing, value added in Bhutan was 6.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Bhutan ranks 138th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.