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Bhutan
South Asia · Lower middle income · capital Thimphu
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old73.3years
Ranks 123 of 217 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same South Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old17.2per 1,000 live births
Ranks 111 of 196 in 2024
15% above world median · 19% below South Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old47per 100,000 live births
Ranks 97 of 194 in 2023
about the same world median · 26% below South Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2023 · 3 years old17.9% of under-5s
Ranks 18 of 25 in 2023
29% above world median · 27% above South Asia
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.42% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
30% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.45births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
24% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2022 · 4 years old64.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 38 of 45 in 2022
28% below world median · 16% below South Asia
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old114.9% gross
Ranks 12 of 134 in 2024
16% above world median · about the same South Asia
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old5.85% of GDP
Ranks 15 of 121 in 2023
60% above world median · 48% above South Asia
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old4,493current US$
Ranks 123 of 186 in 2025
43% below world median · 25% above South Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old19,594international $
Ranks 97 of 185 in 2025
3% below world median · 36% above South Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2022 · 4 years old0.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 73 in 2022
1.0× below world median · 1.0× below South Asia
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2022 · 4 years old28.5index, 0–100
Ranks 12 of 73 in 2022
16% below world median · 3% below South Asia
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.2% of labour force
Ranks 47 of 182 in 2025
37% below world median · 22% below South Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.6% per year
Not ranked — no better end
17% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same South Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old65.6% of population
Ranks 92 of 148 in 2024
19% below world median · 11% above South Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old91.3% of population
Ranks 49 of 182 in 2024
11% above world median · 53% above South Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old2.01t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
21% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old796.7kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
88% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Bhutan has no figure in this dataset for Military spending. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.