Bhutan's final consumption expenditure (current LCU) was 206.57 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 156.99% from 80.38 billion in 2014 (9.9% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 206.57 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 129.31 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 80.38 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 206.57 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 4.11 billion | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 143.88 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 4.11 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bhutan's final consumption expenditure (current LCU) rose 4.2% on 2023 (from 198.33 billion to 206.57 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +13.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 36.6% in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.2% in 2000. 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 12.65 billion a year. A straight line explains 96% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 237.1 billion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 23.06 billion, against 41.72 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Bhutan had the 18th highest value of the 37 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
- Zambia — 14th of 37: 401.95 billion
- New Zealand — 15th of 37: 337.09 billion
- Bolivia — 16th of 37: 326.75 billion
- Tajikistan — 18th of 37: 161.96 billion
- Vanuatu — 19th of 37: 149.41 billion
- Eswatini — 20th of 37: 75.65 billion
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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 35 values
| Year | Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 206,565,740,000 |
| 2023 | 198,330,637,500 |
| 2022 | 179,505,151,100 |
| 2021 | 153,081,553,500 |
| 2020 | 139,546,196,000 |
| 2019 | 129,311,255,800 |
| 2018 | 118,979,984,300 |
| 2017 | 110,917,859,100 |
| 2016 | 104,140,404,300 |
| 2015 | 98,437,540,200 |
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 43.03 trillion (2025)
- India — 232.99 trillion (2025)
- Maldives — 75.26 billion (2024)
- Nepal — 5.77 trillion (2025)
- Sri Lanka — 24.31 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 (current LCU)?
- 206.57 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 4,922% from 4.11 billion in 1990 (12.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 206.57 billion in 2024 and the lowest 4.11 billion in 1990.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.TOTL.CN, 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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