Final consumption expenditure in Bhutan
Bhutan: Final consumption expenditure was 73.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, final consumption expenditure in Bhutan stood at 73.8%.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Bhutan peaked at 89.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2012.
Bhutan ranks 130th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 64.7% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 55.9% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 53.0% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 73.8% | 79.7% | 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 73.8% 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 89.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.