Bhutan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate

Bhutan
50.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
12.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bhutan rank
2nd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
1st

Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Bhutan
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
-200204060196119932025

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 50.62 % change on previous year against 12.63 % change on previous year in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 37.99 % change on previous year.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 4.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 2nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1980s 8.83 % change on previous year -0.6394 % change on previous year 9.47 % change on previous year Bhutan
1990s 9.4 % change on previous year 4.56 % change on previous year 4.84 % change on previous year Bhutan
2000s 12.85 % change on previous year 12.97 % change on previous year 0.1162 % change on previous year Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 7.93 % change on previous year 5.8 % change on previous year 2.13 % change on previous year Bhutan
2020s 16.5 % change on previous year 8.28 % change on previous year 8.22 % change on previous year Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Bhutan or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Bhutan, at 50.62 % change on previous year against 12.63 % change on previous year in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Bhutan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
37.99 % change on previous year, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Bhutan ranks 2nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,588 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.