Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bhutan
Bhutan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bhutan, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bhutan peaked at 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 23rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.4886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 20 Hungary 0.6459 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Seychelles 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6178 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Thailand 0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Curaçao 0.5776 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 0.5734 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bhutan?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bhutan was 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.