Final consumption expenditure in Bhutan
Bhutan: Final consumption expenditure was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Bhutan, 1991–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2024, final consumption expenditure in Bhutan stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.3% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Bhutan peaked at 38.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -23.7%, in 1993.
That places Bhutan 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | -23.7% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | -17.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | -2.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 5.5% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.16 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.98 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 155.11 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.44 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 88.97 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -15.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -190.69 million current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 370,164 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,310 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 294.90 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Bhutan?
- Final consumption expenditure in Bhutan was 1.5% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.7% in 1993.
- How does Bhutan rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.