Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Bhutan
Bhutan: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.2581 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Bhutan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Bhutan stood at 0.2581 million SLC per square kilometre.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Bhutan peaked at 0.3013 million SLC per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Bhutan 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0071 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0164 million SLC per square kilometre | +145.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0143 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0155 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 million SLC per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0236 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0355 million SLC per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0345 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0333 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0347 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0354 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0501 million SLC per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0616 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0687 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0739 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0731 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0759 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0784 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0882 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0899 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0953 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1039 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.112 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1248 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1561 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1694 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.181 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2176 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2334 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2493 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2362 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2578 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2692 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2756 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2933 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3013 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2938 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2223 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2316 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2472 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2581 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.2581 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9944 million SLC per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.2581 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.15 million SLC per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +145.6% | 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0164 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +54.1% | 0.0149 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0229 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +50.4% | 0.0236 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0355 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1980 | -38.0% | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0081 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0182 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0355 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0541 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0333 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0759 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1199 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0784 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.181 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2628 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2176 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3013 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2398 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2223 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2581 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 120 Argentina 0.2921 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 121 Ukraine 0.2852 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 122 Spain 0.2747 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 124 United States 0.2527 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 125 Palestine 0.2485 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2408 million SLC per square kilometre 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Bhutan?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Bhutan was 0.2581 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3013 million SLC per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Bhutan ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.