Services, value added in Bhutan
Bhutan: Services, value added was 53.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Bhutan, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Bhutan stood at 53.2%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Bhutan peaked at 53.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1995.
Bhutan ranks 132nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Services, value added in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.2% | — |
| 1981 | 42.6% | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 37.5% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 36.6% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 39.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 36.6% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 34.3% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 39.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.0% | 53.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 43.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,109 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 45.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 92,786 current LCU per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9591 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Bhutan?
- Services, value added in Bhutan was 53.2% 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 53.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1995.
- How does Bhutan rank for services, value added?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). 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 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.