Bhutan's economic growth accelerated to 8.5% in 202th, the strongest since 2010, and up from 7.8% in the previous year. Full Year GDP Growth in Bhutan averaged 6.77 percent from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 17.90 percent in 2008 and a record low of -10.20 percent in 2020. source: National Statistics Bureau of Bhutan

Full Year GDP Growth in Bhutan is expected to reach 6.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bhutan Full Year GDP Growth is projected to trend around 5.00 percent in 2027 and 4.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Bhutan Full Year GDP Growth
The most important sectors of the Bhutanese economy are hydroelectricity, tourism and agriculture. The government has focused on the development of low volume, high quality tourism, as a way to protect the environment and mitigate the impact of disrupting influences on the domestic culture. Bhutan maintains close fiscal and trading ties with India. Electricity sales to India account for the country's largest share of foreign currency earnings.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.50 7.80 17.90 -10.20 1996 - 2025 percent Yearly