Manufactures imports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Manufactures imports was 70.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Bhutan, 1993–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Bhutan stood at 70.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Bhutan peaked at 70.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2007.
That places Bhutan 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 65.8% | — |
| 1994 | 63.8% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 66.4% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 70.4% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 63.8% | 69.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 51.1% | 65.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 57.2% | 63.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 58.5% | 70.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (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 imports in Bhutan?
- Manufactures imports in Bhutan was 70.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for manufactures imports?
- Bhutan ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.