Bhutan
GDP growth in Bhutan
GDP growth in Bhutan: 5% a year in 1980 and 6.1% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 6.1% a year
- Since 1980
- +1.1 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 5.5% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5.5% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 20.2% a year in 1987, the lowest -3.3% a year in 2021.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Bhutan |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | -3.3 |
| 2020 | -2.5 |
| 2019 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 7.6 |
| 2015 | 6.3 |
| 2014 | 3.8 |
| 2013 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | 6.8 |
| 2011 | 10.5 |
| 2010 | 10.3 |
| 2009 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | 9.9 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2002 | 9.5 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 6.9 |
| 1999 | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1994 | 2.2 |
| 1993 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | 2.1 |
| 1991 | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 9.1 |
| 1989 | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 15.1 |
| 1987 | 20.2 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1985 | 4.3 |
| 1984 | 7.6 |
| 1983 | 7.3 |
| 1982 | 8.2 |
| 1981 | 13.6 |
| 1980 | 5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Bhutan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.2 |
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2027 | 6.9 |
| 2028 | 6.1 |
| 2029 | 7.2 |
| 2030 | 6.5 |
| 2031 | 5.5 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- 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.
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