Bhutan Jump toProjects & OperationsFinancesSurveysHuman Capital IndexGlobal Economic Prospects - ForecastsClimateOverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Most recent value(2022)0.0(2022)TrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2022)72(2022)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2023)786,385(2023)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)0.7(2023)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2023)291(2023)TrendHuman Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Most recent value(2020)0.5(2020)TrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2022 billion)2.9(2022 billion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2022)3,711.3(2022)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2022)5.2(2022)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2023)5.7(2023)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)Most recent value(2023)4.2(2023)TrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2022)3.3(2022)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendMost recent value(2020)1.34(2020)TrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2022)71.6(2022)TrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2022)100.0(2022)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2021)0(2021)TrendElectricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)No data availableTrendPeople using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)Most recent value(2022)51(2022)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2020)2(2020)TrendCentral government debt, total (% of GDP)Central government debt, total (% of GDP)Most recent value(2020)111.0(2020)TrendStatistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Most recent value(2023)63.1(2023)TrendIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)Individuals using the Internet (% of population)Most recent value(2022)87(2022)TrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2023)17(2023)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2022)0.3(2022)Trend
Projects & OperationsIBRD/IDA Operations Approved by Fiscal Year$24.00 millionFY2017New and Supplemental Projects by Fiscal Year1 FY2017
FinancesSummary of IDA Credits$56.93 millionDisbursed as of May 31, 2022Original Principal AmountCancelled AmountDisbursed AmountUndisbursed AmountBorrower's Obligation
SurveysMost Recent SurveysWorld Bank Enterprise Survey 2024By World Bank Group (WBG)Submitted on: 12 Dec, 2024World Bank Group Country Survey 2024By Public Opinion Research GroupSubmitted on: 01 Aug, 2024World Bank Group Country Survey 2019By Public Opinion Research GroupSubmitted on: 11 Sep, 2019World Bank Group Country Survey 2016By Public Opinion Research GroupSubmitted on: 07 Nov, 2016
Human Capital IndexHCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis) Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health Bhutan