Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan

Bhutan: Industry (including construction), value added was 11.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
11.3%
Change on year
up 62.8%
World rank
14th
of 198 countries
All-time high
89.2%
in 1987
All-time low
-14.4%
in 2020
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan, 1981–2025

-2502550751001981200320251981: 70 annual % growth1982: 7.5 annual % growth1983: 28 annual % growth1984: 2.2 annual % growth1985: -5.9 annual % growth1986: 26.9 annual % growth1987: 89.2 annual % growth1988: -0.802 annual % growth1989: 9.8 annual % growth1990: -1.3 annual % growth1991: -2.6 annual % growth1992: 15 annual % growth1993: 1.3 annual % growth1994: 7 annual % growth1995: 16 annual % growth1996: 3.6 annual % growth1997: -0.842 annual % growth1998: 4.7 annual % growth1999: 15.1 annual % growth2000: 7.3 annual % growth2001: 13.6 annual % growth2002: 17.4 annual % growth2003: 9 annual % growth2004: 2.3 annual % growth2005: 3.5 annual % growth2006: 7.7 annual % growth2007: 38.6 annual % growth2008: 5.5 annual % growth2009: 3.9 annual % growth2010: 12.7 annual % growth2011: 4.8 annual % growth2012: 7.1 annual % growth2013: 4.2 annual % growth2014: 4 annual % growth2015: 8.5 annual % growth2016: 7.4 annual % growth2017: 2.8 annual % growth2018: -4 annual % growth2019: -1.3 annual % growth2020: -14.4 annual % growth2021: 3.9 annual % growth2022: 5.6 annual % growth2023: -0.787 annual % growth2024: 7 annual % growth2025: 11.3 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan stood at 11.3%.

The figure is up 62.8% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan peaked at 89.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -14.4%, in 2020.

That places Bhutan 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25.2% -5.9% 89.2% 9
1990s 5.8% -2.6% 16.0% 10
2000s 10.9% 2.3% 38.6% 10
2010s 4.6% -4.0% 12.7% 10
2020s 2.1% -14.4% 11.3% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan?
Industry (including construction), value added in Bhutan was 11.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 1987.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was -14.4% in 2020.
How does Bhutan rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Bhutan ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,253 data points, 1961–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.