Services, value added in Bhutan
Bhutan: Services, value added was 12.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Bhutan, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Bhutan is 12.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Bhutan peaked at 32.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -7.6%, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 4th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | -2.1% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | -0.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 3.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | -0.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | -7.6% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 1 Togo 32.3% compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 30.2% compare
- 3 Tajikistan 17.2% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 10.9% compare
- 6 Georgia 10.6% compare
- 7 South Sudan 10.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -16.4% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 3,989 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 6.6% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 3,989 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.16 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.98 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 155.11 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.44 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Bhutan?
- Services, value added in Bhutan was 12.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.6% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for services, value added?
- Bhutan ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.