Bhutan's GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) was US$3,350 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 29.55% from US$2,586 in 2014 (2.62% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3,350 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$3,056 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2,586 | 2014 |
| Highest | US$3,350 | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$713.12 | 1991 |
| Average since 2015 | US$2,968 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$749.17 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bhutan's GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$295.83 on 2023 (from US$3,054 to US$3,350).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$76.05 and a typical year strayed about US$83.31 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$295.83 in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$214.54 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 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$38.63 a year. A straight line explains 53% 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 40th highest value of the 48 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | US$3,350 | 2024 |
| World | US$11,299 | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$2,448 | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$2,422 | 2025 |
Closest to Bhutan in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,350 |
| 2023 | 3,054 |
| 2022 | 2,940 |
| 2021 | 2,937 |
| 2020 | 2,842 |
| 2019 | 3,056 |
| 2018 | 2,940 |
| 2017 | 2,907 |
| 2016 | 2,892 |
| 2015 | 2,761 |
| 2014 |
GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Bhutan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$3,350 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 347.16% from US$749.17 in 1990 (4.5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3,350 in 2024 and the lowest US$713.12 in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank?
- 40th highest of 48 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Bhutan?
- In 2024, Bhutan's GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$295.83 on 2023 (from US$3,054 to US$3,350). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$76.05 and a typical year strayed about US$83.31 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.KD, 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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