Investment share of GDP in Bhutan

Investment in Bhutan was equal to 42.6% of GDP in 2024.

Bhutan, 2024 42.6% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −2.7percentage points 2023: 45.3%
World, 2024 26.3% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 3rd of 169 See the full ranking

Investment share of GDP in Bhutan over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period BhutanWorld
2024 42.6% 26.3%
2023 45.3% 26.7%
2022 55.8% 27.5%
2021 44.4% 27.2%
2020 39.1% 26.5%
2019 46.1% 26.6%
2018 54.0% 26.7%
2017 54.2% 26.1%
2016 56.4% 25.7%
2015 56.4% 25.9%
2014 56.5% 25.9%
2013 64.0% 25.6%
2012 69.4% 25.5%
2011 68.2% 25.3%
2010 62.9% 24.6%
2009 50.2% 23.4%
2008 44.2% 25.5%
2007 42.9% 25.5%
2006 47.8% 25.0%
2005 61.2% 24.5%
2004 67.7% 24.1%
2003 66.9% 23.4%
2002 68.6% 23.3%
2001 61.4% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.7 percentage points from 45.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 56.5%, the figure has changed by −13.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2024, Bhutan has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1980 to 2024 for Bhutan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices