Bhutan: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Bhutan's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 18,916 on 2024 (from 258,914 to 277,830).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6,395 and a typical year strayed about 7,662 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18,916 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 26,138 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4,870 a year. A straight line explains 58% 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 2025, Bhutan had the 63rd highest value of the 186 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 2025 ranking

• Malawi — 59th of 186: 364,283
• Niger — 60th of 186: 360,861
• North Macedonia — 61st of 186: 289,034
• Qatar — 63rd of 186: 247,841
• Seychelles — 64th of 186: 233,724
• India — 65th of 186: 220,360

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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 56 values

GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 197,100 (2025)
• India — 220,360 (2025)
• Maldives — 201,625 (2025)
• Nepal — 94,308 (2025)
• Sri Lanka — 603,446 (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$199.44 (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Bhutan's GDP per capita (constant LCU)?

277,830 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 874.3% from 28,516 in 1970 (4.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 277,830 in 2025 and the lowest 25,775 in 1975.

How does Bhutan rank?

63rd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Bhutan?

In 2025, Bhutan's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 18,916 on 2024 (from 258,914 to 277,830). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6,395 and a typical year strayed about 7,662 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.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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