Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.553 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, 1981–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan is 0.553 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 104.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.561 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.051 per 1,000 people, in 1999.
Bhutan ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.125 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 0.102 per 1,000 people | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 0.333 per 1,000 people | +226.5% |
| 1994 | 0.17 per 1,000 people | -48.9% |
| 1995 | 0.16 per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.051 per 1,000 people | -68.1% |
| 2004 | 0.181 per 1,000 people | +254.9% |
| 2007 | 0.212 per 1,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.249 per 1,000 people | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.271 per 1,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.28 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.333 per 1,000 people | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.339 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 per 1,000 people | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.421 per 1,000 people | +35.8% |
| 2019 | 0.336 per 1,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.486 per 1,000 people | +44.6% |
| 2021 | 0.561 per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.553 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1135 per 1,000 people | 0.102 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1785 per 1,000 people | 0.051 per 1,000 people | 0.333 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.214 per 1,000 people | 0.181 per 1,000 people | 0.249 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3362 per 1,000 people | 0.271 per 1,000 people | 0.421 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5333 per 1,000 people | 0.486 per 1,000 people | 0.561 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,698 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 27.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 26.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 11.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 53,571 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan was 0.553 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.561 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Bhutan rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.