Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Bhutan

Exports (% of GDP) in Bhutan in 2024 — 31.49%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 172. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 17.11 pp.

2024 31.49% +3.11 pp vs 2023
World rank 100of 172
Period maximum 52.36%2007
Period minimum 12.74%1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Bhutan, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 14.38%1981: 16.24%1982: 14.43%1983: 12.74%1984: 13.64%1985: 15.81%1986: 18.57%1987: 24.56%1988: 29.27%1989: 29.24%1990: 27.96%1991: 33.46%1992: 33.4%1993: 32.86%1994: 30.88%1995: 39.41%1996: 37.01%1997: 37.3%1998: 34.33%1999: 32.65%2000: 28%2001: 25.24%2002: 22.92%2003: 24.36%2004: 29.65%2005: 36.4%2006: 51.81%2007: 52.36%2008: 46.6%2009: 42.47%2010: 39.39%2011: 37.92%2012: 35.79%2013: 37.43%2014: 34.19%2015: 31.54%2016: 27.12%2017: 28.45%2018: 29.19%2019: 31.46%2020: 28.07%2021: 29.2%2022: 25.5%2023: 28.39%2024: 31.49%
Change over the period: +17.11 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 31.49%
World 29.08%
South Asia 20.77%
Southern Asia computed 20.27%
Exports (% of GDP) — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.49 +3.11 pp
2023 28.39 +2.89 pp
2022 25.5 −3.7 pp
2021 29.2 +1.13 pp
2020 28.07 −3.39 pp
2019 31.46 +2.27 pp
2018 29.19 +0.74 pp
2017 28.45 +1.32 pp
2016 27.12 −4.41 pp
2015 31.54 −2.65 pp
2014 34.19 −3.25 pp
2013 37.43 +1.65 pp
2012 35.79 −2.14 pp
2011 37.92 −1.46 pp
2010 39.39 −3.08 pp
2009 42.47 −4.13 pp
2008 46.6 −5.76 pp
2007 52.36 +0.54 pp
2006 51.81 +15.41 pp
2005 36.4 +6.75 pp
2004 29.65 +5.3 pp
2003 24.36 +1.44 pp
2002 22.92 −2.32 pp
2001 25.24 −2.76 pp
2000 28 −4.65 pp
1999 32.65 −1.67 pp
1998 34.33 −2.97 pp
1997 37.3 +0.29 pp
1996 37.01 −2.4 pp
1995 39.41 +8.53 pp
1994 30.88 −1.98 pp
1993 32.86 −0.54 pp
1992 33.4 −0.06 pp
1991 33.46 +5.5 pp
1990 27.96 −1.28 pp
1989 29.24 −0.03 pp
1988 29.27 +4.71 pp
1987 24.56 +5.99 pp
1986 18.57 +2.75 pp
1985 15.81 +2.17 pp
1984 13.64 +0.9 pp
1983 12.74 −1.69 pp
1982 14.43 −1.81 pp
1981 16.24 +1.86 pp
1980 14.38

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.