Bhutan's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) was US$1 million in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged at from US$1 million in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1 million | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$3 million | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1 million | 2008 |
| Highest | US$4 million | 2015 |
| Lowest | US$600,000 | 2014 |
| Average since 2009 | US$1.86 million | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Bhutan's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 50% on 2017 (from US$2 million to US$1 million).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2017), the average change was +73.5% and a typical year strayed about 195.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 566.7% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 80% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | US$1 million | 2018 |
| World | US$249.92 billion | 2019 |
| Lower middle income | US$25.28 billion | 2019 |
Closest to Bhutan in the 2018 ranking
- Mali — 4th of 7: US$76 million
- Papua New Guinea — 5th of 7: US$21 million
- Marshall Islands — 6th of 7: US$11.5 million
What this measures
International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 11 values
| Year | International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,000,000 |
| 2017 | 2,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,000,000 |
| 2015 | 4,000,000 |
| 2014 | 600,000 |
| 2013 | 3,000,000 |
| 2012 | 2,000,000 |
| 2011 | 2,000,000 |
| 2010 | 2,000,000 |
| 2009 | 1,000,000 |
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$265 million (2020)
- India — US$3.2 billion (2020)
- Maldives — US$14 million (2020)
- Nepal — US$4 million (2020)
- Sri Lanka — US$354 million (2020)
More private sector & trade data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 83.28% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$800 million (2025)
- International tourism, number of arrivals — 29,800 (2020)
- International tourism, receipts (current US$) — US$84 million (2020)
- Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 132.5 (2025)
- Export unit value index (2015 = 100) — 150.3 (2025)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 4.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bhutan's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)?
- US$1 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is unchanged at from US$1 million in 2008. The highest value was US$4 million in 2015 and the lowest US$600,000 in 2014.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for Bhutan?
- In 2018, Bhutan's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 50% on 2017 (from US$2 million to US$1 million). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2017), the average change was +73.5% and a typical year strayed about 195.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 ST.INT.TRNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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