Bhutan vs China: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 2.6% a year in Bhutan and 0.1% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 2.5 percentage points, or 51 times that in China.
BhutanChina
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1981, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 2.6 2025 | 6.7 | 99 of 179 | 4 2031 |
| China | 0.1 2025 | 1.5 | 168 of 179 | 2 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Bhutan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook China.
- In 2025, Bhutan ranked 99 and China ranked 168 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bhutan at 4% a year and China at 2% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Bhutan | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6.7 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8.1 | 2.6 |
| 2012 | 10.1 | 2.6 |
| 2011 | 8.6 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
| 2008 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| 2001 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| 2000 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 9.1 | -1.4 |
| 1998 | 7.6 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 8.6 | 2.8 |
| 1996 | 8.8 | 8.3 |
| 1995 | 7.1 | 16.8 |
| 1994 | 9.5 | 24.2 |
| 1993 | 9.6 | 14.7 |
| 1992 | 8.1 | 6.4 |
| 1991 | 10.4 | 3.5 |
| 1990 | 9.4 | 3.3 |
| 1989 | 8.9 | 18 |
| 1988 | 8.2 | 18.8 |
| 1987 | 7 | 7.3 |
| 1986 | 5.2 | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 8 | 9.3 |
| 1984 | 13.1 | 2.7 |
| 1983 | 12.1 | 2 |
| 1982 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 1981 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | 12.5 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bhutan | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2027 | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| 2028 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| 2029 | 4.3 | 1.9 |
| 2030 | 4 | 2 |
| 2031 | 4 | 2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time