Bhutan — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Bhutan, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Bhutan was 8.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 29.05% in 1987. The lowest was -10.22% in 2020 (about -1.3× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.05% per year.
Bhutan ranks 14 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 7%. The median for South Asia is 6.31%, so Bhutan sits above it. It peaked in 1987 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 20%. Within South Asia it ranks 1 of 6 economies; India (7.57%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1228% in 1992. That is 91% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1976; grown tenfold by 1987. Doubling roughly every 34 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 100th of 142 in 1971 → 54th of 152 in 1980 → 14th of 176 in 1990 → 133rd of 199 in 2000 → 8th of 209 in 2010 → 174th of 209 in 2020 → 11th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +2.9 pp |
| 2023 | 4.63% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 5.21% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 4.42% | +14.6 pp |
| 2020 | -10.22% | -16.0 pp |
| 2019 | 5.76% | +2.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 2.09% | -6.4 pp |
| 2016 | 8.48% | +1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 6.66% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 5.88% | +4.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.74% | -3.4 pp |
| 2012 | 5.16% | -3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 8.49% | -3.4 pp |
| 2010 | 11.93% | +4.3 pp |
| 2009 | 7.67% | +3.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.53% | -11.6 pp |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +10.5 pp |
| 2006 | 5.64% | -1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 6.94% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 5.16% | -2.6 pp |
| 2003 | 7.79% | -2.7 pp |
| 2002 | 10.44% | +3.1 pp |
| 2001 | 7.33% | +4.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.36% | -4.6 pp |
| 1999 | 7.98% | +2.1 pp |
| 1998 | 5.91% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 5.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 5.57% | -1.5 pp |
| 1995 | 7.07% | +2.1 pp |
| 1994 | 4.95% | +3.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.99% | -2.6 pp |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +5.0 pp |
| 1991 | -0.41% | -10.8 pp |
| 1990 | 10.38% | +3.0 pp |
| 1989 | 7.36% | +2.6 pp |
| 1988 | 4.77% | -24.3 pp |
| 1987 | 29.05% | +17.7 pp |
| 1986 | 11.39% | +7.4 pp |
| 1985 | 4.03% | -0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 4.56% | -5.9 pp |
| 1983 | 10.43% | +7.0 pp |
| 1982 | 3.44% | -11.7 pp |
| 1981 | 15.12% | +10.1 pp |
| 1980 | 5.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 4.79% | -2.3 pp |
| 1978 | 7.13% | -0.8 pp |
| 1977 | 7.9% | -1.1 pp |
| 1976 | 8.95% | +12.3 pp |
| 1975 | -3.31% | -8.5 pp |
| 1974 | 5.16% | +3.7 pp |
| 1973 | 1.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 1972 | 1.16% | -1.5 pp |
| 1971 | 2.68% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bhutan’s GDP growth in 1972?
1.16% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bhutan’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +199.0% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 8.01%; 2024: 7.5%; 2023: 4.63%; 2022: 5.21%; 2021: 4.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.