Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 5.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Bhutan, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 5.4% for annual growth of gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 72.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Bhutan peaked at 14.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 10th out of 187 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.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +37700.0% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +69.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -40.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -47.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +101.5% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +391.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -83.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +139.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +109.5% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -108.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -1587.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -53.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +89.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -87.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +138.9% |
| 2019 | -2.6% | -215.9% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | +48.3% |
| 2021 | -6.8% | +74.6% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -312.0% |
| 2023 | -2.4% | -116.7% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -231.1% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | +72.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 0.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -2.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -6.8% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 5.9% compare
- 8 Viet Nam 5.7% compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 5.7% compare
- 10 Ukraine 5.4% compare
- 12 India 5.1% compare
- 13 Tajikistan 5.0% compare
More work & labour data for Bhutan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6963 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7381 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.816 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9406 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 573.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 420.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 334.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 356.11 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 690.43 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Bhutan?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Bhutan was 5.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Bhutan ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).