Manufactures exports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Manufactures exports was 58.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Bhutan, 1993–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 58.7% for manufactures exports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Bhutan peaked at 69.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
That places Bhutan 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 39.9% | — |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -96.2% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +2750.7% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +69.2% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 39.9% | 47.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 1.4% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 47.9% | 69.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 58.7% | 66.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 59.3% compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 59.1% compare
- 63 New Caledonia 59.0% compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 58.2% compare
- 66 Dominica 57.8% compare
- 67 Djibouti 56.6% compare
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,738 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Bhutan?
- Manufactures exports in Bhutan was 58.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for manufactures exports?
- Bhutan ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.