Land covered by forest
70.4%% of land area
#15 of 2132024
222% of world average
SERIAL · 064Asia
Bhutan
CapitalThimphu
CurrencyBTN · ngultrum
LanguageDzongkha
Area38,390 km²
Since1949
ISOBTN · BT
Population
796,682as of 2025
Watermark portrait: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in South Asia
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 800,000 (800,871) and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. It is a democratic constitutional monarchy with a king as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government. The Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion, Vajrayana Buddhism.
Text: Wikipedia — BhutanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-02
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Currency
- ngultrum (BTN)
- Official language
- Dzongkha
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +975
- Licence plate code
- BHT
- Top-level domain
- .bt
- Independence / founding
- 08 Aug 1949
- Highest point
- Gangkhar Puensum (7,570 m)
- Lowest point
- Drangme Chhu
- Anthem
- Druk Tsenden
— LAND —
Forest area
26,747km²
#93 of 2132025
14% of world average
Agricultural land
13.8%% of land area
#169 of 2092024
37% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
2.6%% of land area
#161 of 2062024
19% of world average
Land area
38,390km²
#134 of 2152024
6% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
796,682people
#165 of 2162025
2% of world average
Population growth
0.6%% per year
#127 of 2162025
66% of world average
Population density
20.8people per km²
#183 of 2152024
5% of world average
People living in cities
43.4%% of population
#166 of 2162025
69% of world average
Urban population growth
2.7%% per year
#54 of 2162025
174% of world average
People living rurally
56.6%% of population
#51 of 2162025
154% of world average
Population aged 0-14
20.4%% of population
#122 of 2162025
81% of world average
Population aged 15-64
73.0%% of population
#11 of 2162025
114% of world average
Population aged 65+
6.6%% of population
#131 of 2162025
61% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
37.0%% of working-age population
#206 of 2162025
64% of world average
Female population
46.6%% of population
#207 of 2162025
93% of world average
Births per woman
1.45births per woman
#164 of 2162024
62% of world average
Birth rate
12.5 /1,000per 1,000 people
#114 of 2162024
73% of world average
Death rate
6.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#156 of 2162024
79% of world average
Net migration
455people (5-year total)
#72 of 2162025
413% of world average
Migrants living in the country
7.0%% of population
#97 of 2152024
53% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$3.58Bcurrent US$
#176 of 2112025
1% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$15.61Bcurrent int'l $
#156 of 1992025
1% of world average
GDP per person
$4,493current US$
#144 of 2112025
19% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$19,594current int'l $
#108 of 1992025
59% of world average
GDP growth
8.0%% per year
#13 of 2102025
237% of world average
GDP per person growth
7.3%% per year
#9 of 2102025
307% of world average
Gross national income
$3.38Bcurrent US$
#174 of 2042025
1% of world average
Gross national income per person
$4,310current US$
#139 of 2032025
21% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$18,520current int'l $
#108 of 1972025
58% of world average
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Inflation
3.6%% per year
#112 of 1902025
41% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
3.2%% per year
#100 of 2092025
45% of world average
Real interest rate
8.3%%
#29 of 1342025
202% of world average
Lending interest rate
11.8%%
#45 of 1342025
104% of world average
Government debt
111.0%% of GDP
#58 of 632020
186% of world average
Government revenue
20.0%% of GDP
#98 of 1492020
76% of world average
Government spending
24.1%% of GDP
#88 of 1492020
87% of world average
Government consumption
20.0%% of GDP
#55 of 1812024
114% of world average
Household consumption
53.8%% of GDP
#127 of 1812024
83% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
42.6%% of GDP
#3 of 1782024
183% of world average
Fixed investment
42.1%% of GDP
#2 of 1732024
189% of world average
Gross savings
22.9%% of GDP
#81 of 1682024
105% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$8.5Mcurrent US$
#173 of 2012025
0% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
0.2%% of GDP
#171 of 1982025
no comparison
Current account balance
-19.4%% of GDP
#180 of 1912024
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$1.19Bcurrent US$
#141 of 1772025
1% of world average
External debt
$3.40Bcurrent US$
#29 of 1212024
4% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
28.50-100
#19 of 1472022
80% of world average
People below the poverty line
0.0%% of population
#1 of 1472022
0% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
22.7%%
#18 of 1472022
82% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
3.6%%
#25 of 1472022
129% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$109.6Mcurrent US$
#152 of 1862024
2% of world average
Foreign aid received
5.5%% of GNI
#41 of 1372023
92% of world average
Exchange rate
87.2local currency per US$
#70 of 2112025
6% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
13.7%% of GDP
#58 of 1992025
137% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
33.2%% of GDP
#41 of 2022025
136% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
6.6%% of GDP
#137 of 1952024
60% of world average
Services' share of the economy
53.2%% of GDP
#131 of 2022025
92% of world average
2 of 39 figures unavailable for Bhutan.
— TRADE —
Exports
31.5%% of GDP
#110 of 1872024
73% of world average
Imports
47.9%% of GDP
#87 of 1872024
96% of world average
Trade balance
-16.4%% of GDP
#149 of 1872024
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
83.3%% of GDP
#47 of 2052025
129% of world average
Goods exported
$800.0Mcurrent US$
#159 of 2072025
1% of world average
Goods imported
$2.18Bcurrent US$
#162 of 2072025
2% of world average
Services exported
$288.1Mcurrent US$
#164 of 1912024
1% of world average
Services imported
$227.8Mcurrent US$
#177 of 1912024
1% of world average
Goods and services exported
$948.2Mcurrent US$
#169 of 1912024
1% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$1.51Bcurrent US$
#169 of 1912024
1% of world average
High-tech share of exports
0.0%% of manufactured exports
#173 of 1792023
0% of world average
Terms of trade
126index
#31 of 2062024
119% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
73.3 yrsyears
#122 of 2162024
99% of world average
Life expectancy, women
75.3 yrsyears
#133 of 2162024
98% of world average
Life expectancy, men
71.6 yrsyears
#108 of 2162024
100% of world average
Infant deaths
13.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#104 of 1962024
74% of world average
Deaths under age 5
17.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#111 of 1962024
71% of world average
Maternal deaths
47per 100,000 live births
#97 of 1942023
40% of world average
Health spending
4.4%% of GDP
#143 of 1932023
65% of world average
Health spending per person
$162current US$
#134 of 1932023
11% of world average
Physicians
0.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#132 of 1872022
26% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
2.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#135 of 1962022
44% of world average
Hospital beds
2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#89 of 1572023
73% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
99.5%% of population
#65 of 2142024
110% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
86.8%% of population
#137 of 2132024
108% of world average
Suicide rate
4.9per 100,000 people
#60 of 1852021
57% of world average
Adults who smoke
19.6%% of adults
#86 of 1662024
99% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.2%% aged 15-49
#46 of 1532024
15% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
191per 100,000 people
#172 of 2082024
192% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
97.0%% of children 12-23 months
#31 of 1932024
113% of world average
1 of 19 figures unavailable for Bhutan.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
5.8%% of GDP
#31 of 1902023
135% of world average
Education spending
22.2%% of government spending
#9 of 1892025
164% of world average
Adult literacy
64.9%% aged 15+
#101 of 1192022
78% of world average
Youth literacy
97.7%% aged 15-24
#60 of 1262022
107% of world average
Primary school enrolment
114.9%% gross
#21 of 2002024
114% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
86.2%% gross
#118 of 1882024
99% of world average
University enrolment
13.0%% gross
#143 of 1672024
26% of world average
Primary school completion
86.5%% of relevant age group
#126 of 1802024
96% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
34.7pupils per teacher
#134 of 1602018
156% of world average
1 of 10 figures unavailable for Bhutan.
— WORK —
Unemployment
3.2%% of labour force
#47 of 1862025
47% of world average
Youth unemployment
17.1%% of labour force aged 15-24
#120 of 1862025
109% of world average
Labour force participation
64.8%% aged 15+
#64 of 1862025
107% of world average
Women in the labour force
56.7%% of women aged 15+
#68 of 1862025
111% of world average
Men in the labour force
71.8%% of men aged 15+
#76 of 1862025
103% of world average
Labour force
411,263people
#160 of 1862025
2% of world average
Working in agriculture
42.4%% of employment
#36 of 1862025
192% of world average
Working in industry
15.9%% of employment
#136 of 1862025
81% of world average
Working in services
41.8%% of employment
#150 of 1862025
72% of world average
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Self-employed
69.5%% of employment
#34 of 1862025
180% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
71.6%% of labour force
#134 of 1712024
94% of world average
Employed
62.7%% aged 15+
#53 of 1862025
111% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
91.3%% of population
#53 of 2072024
128% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
99.8per 100 people
#139 of 2102024
86% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.92per 100 people
#151 of 2082024
16% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0per 100 people
#207 of 2132024
0% of world average
Access to electricity
100.0%% of population
#1 of 2142024
113% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
93.0%% of population
#94 of 1892024
134% of world average
Energy used per person
360kg oil equivalent per person
not enough data to rank2007
16% of world average
Air passengers carried
189,878passengers
#130 of 1652023
1% of world average
Air freight
0.502million tonne-km
#125 of 1632023
0% of world average
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Research and development spending
0.1%% of GDP
#108 of 1272024
10% of world average
Patent applications by residents
6count
#134 of 1422024
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
103count
#140 of 1972023
1% of world average
Tourists arriving
29,800count
#183 of 1942020
1% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$84.0Mcurrent US$
#145 of 1752020
2% of world average
4 of 18 figures unavailable for Bhutan.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
2.01tonnes per person
#89 of 2032024
45% of world average
Carbon emissions
1.59Mt CO2
#50 of 2032024
1% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
2.81Mt CO2-equivalent
#44 of 2032024
1% of world average
Protected land
51.6%% of land area
#4 of 2132025
274% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
0.4%% of internal resources
#14 of 1772022
0% of world average
Renewable water available per person
99,883m³ per person
#4 of 1832022
707% of world average
Renewable energy use
82.5%% of final energy consumption
#12 of 2122022
284% of world average
Electricity from renewables
100.0%% of total
#1 of 2062021
289% of world average
Electricity from fossil fuels
0.0%% of total
#1 of 2092021
0% of world average
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Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
2 of 12 figures unavailable for Bhutan.
— STATE —
Armed forces personnel
6,000people
not enough data to rank2000
4% of world average
Armed forces
2.3%% of labour force
not enough data to rank2000
187% of world average
Tax revenue
12.3%% of GDP
#110 of 1492020
73% of world average
Homicides
2.47per 100,000 people
#81 of 1582020
32% of world average
3 of 7 figures unavailable for Bhutan.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
Exports toas of 2025
- India$407.4M
- Bangladesh$71.0M
- United States$12.6M
- South Korea$9.2M
- Nepal$7.0M
- Kingdom of the Netherlands$4.3M
- Italy$1.4M
- Thailand$1.2M
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- Turkey$1.2M
- United Arab Emirates$583,711
- Nigeria$581,427
- Spain$567,087
- Vietnam$360,141
- Poland$286,834
- Singapore$231,185
Imports fromas of 2025
- India$1.18B
- People's Republic of China$426.7M
- Vietnam$262.2M
- Malaysia$54.5M
- Singapore$27.3M
- Thailand$22.5M
- Japan$18.3M
- Bangladesh$16.1M
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- Hong Kong$13.8M
- South Africa$12.9M
- United States$10.2M
- United Kingdom$7.8M
- South Korea$7.4M
- Germany$6.2M
- Nepal$5.8M
Trade balance, 2025-$1.60B
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
No anthem audio available
Capital time
--:--:--Thimphu · approx. UTC+6
Neighbours
Landmarks
No landmark photos on file for Bhutan yet
People
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuckfifth and reigning King of Bhutan
Jigme Singye WangchuckKing of Bhutan from 1972–2006
Jetsun Pemaqueen consort of Bhutan as the wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jigme Dorji WangchuckKing of Bhutan (1929-1972)
Lotay Tshering8th Prime Minister of Bhutan
Ugyen Wangchuckking of Bhutan (1862-1926)
Tshering Tobgay7th Prime Minister of Bhutan
Jigme ThinleyPrime Minister of Bhutan
Jigme WangchuckKing of Bhutan (1906-1952)
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuckelder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema
Chencho Gyeltshenfootballer
Sangay NgedupPrime Minister of Bhutan
History
08 Aug 1949Bhutan founded as a sovereign state
21 Sep 1971Joined the United Nations
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population796,6822025
GDP$3.58B2025
GDP per person$4,4932025