Central government expense in Bhutan
Central government expense in Bhutan was equal to 24.1% of GDP in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest since 1996.
Bhutan, 2020
24.1%
Change from 2019
+7.4percentage points
World, 2020
33.4%
Central government expense in Bhutan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.4 percentage points from 16.6% in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 20.1%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 33.4%.