Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Bhutan

Imports (% of GDP) in Bhutan in 2024 — 47.87%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 172. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8.13 pp.

2024 47.87% −5.48 pp vs 2023
World rank 81of 172
Period maximum 65.62%2010
Period minimum 33.25%1990

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Bhutan, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 39.73%1981: 50.54%1982: 50.25%1983: 48.37%1984: 47.61%1985: 53.94%1986: 55.2%1987: 39.72%1988: 51.21%1989: 39.58%1990: 33.25%1991: 42.51%1992: 58.37%1993: 45.9%1994: 41.22%1995: 44.48%1996: 47.62%1997: 47.91%1998: 51.25%1999: 53.21%2000: 46.03%2001: 45.85%2002: 47.36%2003: 48.49%2004: 59.41%2005: 61.34%2006: 56.34%2007: 54.57%2008: 55.36%2009: 59.09%2010: 65.62%2011: 64.87%2012: 58.26%2013: 57.62%2014: 53.74%2015: 58.1%2016: 49.26%2017: 48.34%2018: 50.55%2019: 44.67%2020: 43.76%2021: 48.38%2022: 60.07%2023: 53.35%2024: 47.87%
Change over the period: +8.13 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 47.87%
World 28.11%
South Asia 23.23%
Southern Asia computed 23.44%
Imports (% of GDP) — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 47.87 −5.48 pp
2023 53.35 −6.72 pp
2022 60.07 +11.69 pp
2021 48.38 +4.62 pp
2020 43.76 −0.9 pp
2019 44.67 −5.88 pp
2018 50.55 +2.21 pp
2017 48.34 −0.92 pp
2016 49.26 −8.84 pp
2015 58.1 +4.36 pp
2014 53.74 −3.87 pp
2013 57.62 −0.64 pp
2012 58.26 −6.62 pp
2011 64.87 −0.75 pp
2010 65.62 +6.53 pp
2009 59.09 +3.74 pp
2008 55.36 +0.78 pp
2007 54.57 −1.77 pp
2006 56.34 −4.99 pp
2005 61.34 +1.93 pp
2004 59.41 +10.92 pp
2003 48.49 +1.13 pp
2002 47.36 +1.51 pp
2001 45.85 −0.17 pp
2000 46.03 −7.19 pp
1999 53.21 +1.96 pp
1998 51.25 +3.34 pp
1997 47.91 +0.29 pp
1996 47.62 +3.15 pp
1995 44.48 +3.25 pp
1994 41.22 −4.67 pp
1993 45.9 −12.47 pp
1992 58.37 +15.85 pp
1991 42.51 +9.26 pp
1990 33.25 −6.32 pp
1989 39.58 −11.63 pp
1988 51.21 +11.49 pp
1987 39.72 −15.48 pp
1986 55.2 +1.26 pp
1985 53.94 +6.33 pp
1984 47.61 −0.76 pp
1983 48.37 −1.88 pp
1982 50.25 −0.29 pp
1981 50.54 +10.8 pp
1980 39.73

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

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