Real GDP growth in Bhutan

Real GDP in Bhutan changed by 8.0% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1971 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Bhutan, 2025 8.0% Annual % change
Change from 2024 +0.5percentage points 2024: 7.5%
World, 2025 2.9% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 11th of 186 See the full ranking

Real GDP growth in Bhutan over time

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

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period BhutanWorld
2025 8.0% 2.9%
2024 7.5% 2.9%
2023 4.6% 2.9%
2022 5.2% 3.4%
2021 4.4% 6.5%
2020 -10.2% -2.9%
2019 5.8% 2.7%
2018 3.5% 3.3%
2017 2.1% 3.4%
2016 8.5% 2.8%
2015 6.7% 3.1%
2014 5.9% 3.2%
2013 1.7% 2.9%
2012 5.2% 2.7%
2011 8.5% 3.3%
2010 11.9% 4.5%
2009 7.7% -1.3%
2008 4.5% 2.1%
2007 16.1% 4.4%
2006 5.6% 4.5%
2005 6.9% 4.1%
2004 5.2% 4.5%
2003 7.8% 3.1%
2002 10.4% 2.3%
2001 7.3% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 7.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 6.7%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Bhutan has the 11th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.

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
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2025 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