Share of imports that come from China in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of imports that come from China was 20.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Bhutan, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Bhutan is 20.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 140.0% on the previous year and up 648.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Bhutan peaked at 20.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Bhutan ranks 77th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -53.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +110.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -86.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +727.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +95.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +206.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +433.3% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | +140.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 20.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 20.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.4%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +727.9% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| 2021 | +433.3% | 1.7% | 8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 1.7% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 24.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Bhutan?
- Share of imports that come from china in Bhutan was 20.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Bhutan ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 648.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.