Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 21.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Bhutan, 2006–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 21.6% for transport services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Bhutan peaked at 42.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2006.
That places Bhutan 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.6% | — |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +991.4% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -33.9% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -41.4% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +45.2% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -36.4% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -19.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 21.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.9%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 21.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 25.6%, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +991.4% | 3.6% | 39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 3.6% | 39.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 18.8% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 21.6% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 220.69 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 257.09 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Bhutan?
- Transport services in Bhutan was 21.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2006.
- How does Bhutan rank for transport services?
- Bhutan ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.