Bhutan's final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) was 136.47 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 37.12% from 99.53 billion in 2014 (3.21% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 136.47 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 119.82 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 99.53 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 136.47 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 19.48 billion | 1994 |
| Average since 2015 | 121.79 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 22.36 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bhutan's final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 1.5% on 2023 (from 134.5 billion to 136.47 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.8% and a typical year strayed about 10.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 38.3% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.7% in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.01 billion a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Bhutan had the 12th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Bhutan in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 35 values
| Year | Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 136,474,904,800 |
| 2023 | 134,502,617,500 |
| 2022 | 127,507,445,000 |
| 2021 | 124,249,654,600 |
| 2020 | 124,037,681,200 |
| 2019 | 119,816,409,100 |
| 2018 | 118,381,120,500 |
| 2017 | 110,917,859,100 |
| 2016 | 109,876,979,800 |
| 2015 | 112,152,205,900 |
Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 25.51 trillion (2025)
- India — 212.8 trillion (2025)
- Maldives — 65.49 billion (2024)
- Nepal — 2.43 trillion (2025)
- Sri Lanka — 10.13 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Bhutan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$40.14 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$77.45 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$199.44 (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bhutan's final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)?
- 136.47 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 510.26% from 22.36 billion in 1990 (5.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 136.47 billion in 2024 and the lowest 19.48 billion in 1994.
- How does Bhutan rank?
- 12th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) unusual for Bhutan?
- In 2024, Bhutan's final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 1.5% on 2023 (from 134.5 billion to 136.47 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.8% and a typical year strayed about 10.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.TOTL.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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