Manufacturing, value added in Bhutan
Bhutan: Manufacturing, value added was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Bhutan, 1981–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 2.6% for manufacturing, value added in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,568.6% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Bhutan peaked at 145.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -24.3%, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 95th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | -13.0% | 145.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | -3.4% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 1.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | -5.3% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.2% | -24.3% | 6.7% | 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 manufacturing, value added in Bhutan?
- Manufacturing, value added in Bhutan was 2.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 145.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.3% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.