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SOUTHERN ASIA

Bhutan

BT

Thimphu · pop. 784K · Dzongkha · Bhutanese ngultrum · landlocked

Trajectories

economic momentum

$3,831

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2023, in current US dollars.

2023 · $3,831

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$488
1991low$401−18.0%
1992$416+3.8%
1993$407−2.0%
1994$467+14.6%
1995$530+13.5%
1996$553+4.3%
1997$630+14.0%
1998$638+1.2%
1999$685+7.4%
2000$772+12.6%
2001$812+5.2%
2002$896+10.3%
2003$1,022+14.1%
2004$1,130+10.6%
2005$1,300+15.0%
2006$1,406+8.1%
2007$1,850+31.6%
2008$1,920+3.7%
2009$1,918−0.1%
2010$2,436+27.0%
2011$2,788+14.5%
2012$2,751−1.3%
2013$2,680−2.6%
2014$2,849+6.3%
2015$2,954+3.7%
2016$3,152+6.7%
2017$3,435+9.0%
2018$3,400−1.0%
2019$3,577+5.2%
2020$3,192−10.8%
2021$3,571+11.9%
2022$3,711+3.9%
2023latest$3,831+3.2%

prices

2.8%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.8%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199010.0%
199112.3%+2.26 pts
1992high16.0%+3.70 pts
199311.2%−4.78 pts
19947.0%−4.19 pts
19959.5%+2.48 pts
19968.8%−0.70 pts
19976.5%−2.28 pts
199810.6%+4.08 pts
19996.8%−3.81 pts
20004.0%−2.76 pts
20013.4%−0.60 pts
2002low2.5%−0.96 pts
20032.6%+0.12 pts
20044.1%+1.53 pts
20055.3%+1.21 pts
20065.0%−0.31 pts
20075.2%+0.16 pts
20088.3%+3.17 pts
20094.4%−3.97 pts
20107.0%+2.68 pts
20118.8%+1.81 pts
201210.9%+2.07 pts
20138.8%−2.14 pts
20148.3%−0.51 pts
20154.5%−3.72 pts
20163.2%−1.33 pts
20175.0%+1.74 pts
20182.7%−2.23 pts
20192.7%0 pts
20205.6%+2.90 pts
20217.3%+1.72 pts
20225.6%−1.71 pts
20234.2%−1.41 pts
2024latest2.8%−1.47 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead. Fell from 6.5 in 1980.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high6.7
19616.7−0.1%
19626.7−0.1%
19636.7−0.1%
19646.7−0.1%
19656.70.0%
19666.7−0.1%
19676.7−0.1%
19686.7−0.1%
19696.7−0.1%
19706.7−0.1%
19716.6−0.1%
19726.6−0.1%
19736.6−0.1%
19746.6−0.2%
19756.60.0%
19766.6−0.1%
19776.6−0.2%
19786.6−0.3%
19796.6−0.5%
19806.5−0.6%
19816.5−0.8%
19826.4−0.9%
19836.3−1.0%
19846.3−1.2%
19856.2−1.4%
19866.1−1.2%
19876.0−1.7%
19885.9−2.0%
19895.8−2.1%
19905.6−2.7%
19915.5−2.7%
19925.3−3.4%
19935.1−3.7%
19944.9−4.1%
19954.6−5.0%
19964.4−5.5%
19974.1−6.4%
19983.9−5.7%
19993.6−6.4%
20003.4−6.3%
20013.2−5.6%
20023.0−5.5%
20032.9−4.9%
20042.8−2.9%
20052.7−2.0%
20062.7−2.4%
20072.6−2.7%
20082.5−4.2%
20092.4−4.7%
20102.3−4.7%
20112.2−4.3%
20122.1−4.0%
20132.0−3.3%
20141.9−3.8%
20151.8−4.6%
20161.7−5.3%
20171.6−6.7%
20181.5−6.4%
2019low1.4−4.5%
20201.5+3.7%
20211.5−0.9%
20221.5−0.7%
20231.5−1.1%
2024latest1.4−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    784K
    160 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $3B
    158 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $3,831
    106 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    38K km²
    137 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    20.6 /km²
    141 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    73.0 yr
    94 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    88%
    52 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    2.0 t
    93 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanisation
    43%
    130 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    1.4
    131 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    7.0%
    62 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    3.6%
    56 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    97 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  14. researchers per million
    236
    83 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  15. scientific articles / yr
    115
    132 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    0%
    148 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    28.5
    17 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    17%
    108 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    65%
    91 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.46
    63 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    72
    16 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    28.9
    57 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.698
    103 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    3.0K
    108 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    7.4K
    65 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data