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Bhutan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Bhutan

South Asia Capital Thimphu Lower middle income Nation age 77 years (since 1949) i BTN · BT
NationsTree Index 2025 i52.079th of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.4 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i796,682165th of 217 Area i38,390 km²134th of 216 GDP i$3.58 bn175th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$15.61 bn intl.156th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$19,594 intl.108th of 199 Life expectancy i73.3 years123rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i51
Strength · trunk i19
Quality of life · crown i46
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i69
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i100
CSV

In short

Bhutan is 79th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 52.0 out of 100; its tree is 2.4 m tall.

It has 796,682 people and an economy of $15.61 bn at purchasing power parity, 156th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Extreme poverty (1st of 108), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Renewable freshwater per person (4th of 183).

Its weakest positions: High-tech exports (163rd of 168), Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (52nd of 55) and Central government debt (51st of 55).

Over five years it climbed from 122nd to 79th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 38,390 134th/216
Land area ikm² 38,140 133rd/216
Population ipeople 796,682 165th/217
Population growth i% 0.65% 127th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 20.8 184th/216
Urban population i% 43.4% 166th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 20.4% 122nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.6% 132nd/217

Economy

37
GDP iUSD $3.58 bn 175th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $15.61 bn 156th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $13.34 bn 156th/199
GDP per person iUSD $4,493 144th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $19,594 108th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $4,310 138th/201
GDP growth i% 8.0% 13th/210
Inflation i% 3.6% 105th/180
Unemployment i% 3.2% 47th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 111.0% 51st/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 102.6% 172nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.7% 97th/192

Main industries

54
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 13.7% 57th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 33.2% 41st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.6% 136th/192
Services i% of GDP 53.2% 130th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.05 bn 160th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.60 bn 163rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 31.5% 107th/183
Imports i% of GDP 47.9% 86th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 79.4% 97th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 162nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 58.7% 57th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 5.9% 136th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 26.0% 22nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.0% 163rd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -16.0% 179th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.2% 168th/196

Natural resources

61
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 2.7% 88th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.08% 73rd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.66% 27th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.6% 162nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 99,883 4th/183

Tourism

25
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 29,800 183rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $84.0 m 145th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 10.7% 55th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 72,000 99th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.3 123rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 17.2 111th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.55 120th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.2 85th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 98% 20th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 27.8% 134th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 86.2% 115th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 9.0% 52nd/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 9.1% 138th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.4% 143rd/193
Adult literacy i% 64.9% 84th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 13.0% 134th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.698 125th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 28.5 15th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.0% 1st/108

Infrastructure & digital

45
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 65.6% 93rd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 49.5% 84th/144
Internet users i% of population 91.3% 49th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 100 139th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 2.9 151st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.20 131st/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 189,878 129th/161

Environment & energy

67
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.01 89th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 82.5% 12th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 30.1 152nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 70.4% 18th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3602007

Institutions & safety

70
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 66.8 56th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 77.8 21st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 70.5 50th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 90.0 10th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 53.9 103rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 61.6 89th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.5 76th/145

Military

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Armed forces personnel ipeople 6,0002000
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.34%2000
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m 129th/163

Science & innovation

19
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.10% 98th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 6 113th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 103 140th/197

Compare Bhutan with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bhutan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bhutan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bhutan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bhutan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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