Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports was 58.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Bhutan, 1993–2025
Source: UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Bhutan is 58.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Bhutan peaked at 69.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
That places Bhutan 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 39.9% | — |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -96.2% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +2750.7% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +69.2% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 58.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 58.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 62.4%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2750.7% | 1.4% | 41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 39.9% | 47.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 1.4% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 47.9% | 69.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 58.7% | 66.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 61 United Kingdom 59.3% compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 59.1% compare
- 63 New Caledonia 59.0% compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 58.2% compare
- 66 Dominica 57.8% compare
- 67 Djibouti 56.6% compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.82 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -72.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3328 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,495 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Bhutan?
- Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Bhutan was 58.7% in 2025, according to UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports?
- Bhutan ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of manufacture exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.