Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 47.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel 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
In 2024, travel services in Bhutan stood at 47.0%.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bhutan peaked at 54.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.6% | — |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +81.3% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -37.9% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +167.2% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -10.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 47.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 47.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 26.3%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 30.3% | 54.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 21.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 14.3% | 52.2% | 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 travel services in Bhutan?
- Travel services in Bhutan was 47.0% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for travel services?
- Bhutan ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.