Bhutan: GNI, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Bhutan's GNI, PPP (current international $) rose 11.3% on 2024 (from 13.26 billion to 14.76 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 26.5% 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 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 757.1 million a year. A straight line explains 93% 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 147th highest value of the 180 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

• Equatorial Guinea — 144th of 180: 28.32 billion
• Montenegro — 145th of 180: 22.24 billion
• Burundi — 146th of 180: 17.92 billion
• Fiji — 148th of 180: 14.33 billion
• Eswatini — 149th of 180: 14.31 billion
• Maldives — 150th of 180: 13.56 billion

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 36 values

GNI, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 1.88 trillion (2025)
• India — 16.98 trillion (2025)
• Maldives — 13.56 billion (2025)
• Nepal — 185.21 billion (2025)
• Sri Lanka — 364.37 billion (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 GNI, PPP (current international $)?

14.76 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 1,526% from 907.61 million in 1990 (8.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 14.76 billion in 2025 and the lowest 907.61 million in 1990.

How does Bhutan rank?

147th highest of 180 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI, PPP (current international $) unusual for Bhutan?

In 2025, Bhutan's GNI, PPP (current international $) rose 11.3% on 2024 (from 13.26 billion to 14.76 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 NY.GNP.MKTP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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