Bhutan vs IDA total: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
IDA total
0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bhutan rank
23rd
IDA total rank
25th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- IDA total
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.384 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.7 times IDA total's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 23rd and IDA total ranks 25th of 203 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.3922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.4514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.4676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or IDA total?
- Bhutan, at 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and IDA total?
- 0.384 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and IDA total?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and IDA total rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd and IDA total ranks 25th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.