Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Bhutan
Bhutan: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.5261 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
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Bhutan is 0.5261 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 134.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Bhutan peaked at 0.5261 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 115th of 194 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 million SLC per square kilometre | +136.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 million SLC per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0101 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0189 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0309 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0322 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0349 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0376 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0396 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.046 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0474 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.051 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0586 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0656 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0791 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.103 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1173 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1281 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1799 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2202 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2242 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2478 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2692 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2829 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3057 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4052 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3097 million SLC per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2354 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3877 million SLC per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5213 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5261 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.5261 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.5261 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.79 million SLC per square kilometre, 5% 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 | +136.7% | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0015 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0084 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0376 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0736 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0396 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1281 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2606 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4052 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4176 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2354 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5261 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 112 Slovenia 0.6224 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 113 Niger 0.578 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 114 Slovakia 0.5301 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 116 Bermuda 0.5231 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 117 France 0.5096 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 118 Morocco 0.4751 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 0.5261 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 0.5261 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Bhutan ranks 115th 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 134.7%. 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, 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 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 ÷ 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 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.