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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bhutan: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Bhutan is placed 68th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 16,744 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 44.34 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
68th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 16,744GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 44.34Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bhutan on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
16,744
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Bhutan: 16,744. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Asia
- 24,401 Maldives
- Land neighbours
- China 25,067 · India 10,039
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Bhutan’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
44.34
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Bhutan: 44.34. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Asia
- 57.85 Nepal
- Land neighbours
- China 29.49 · India 21.46
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Bhutan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Asia
- 0.705 India
- Land neighbours
- China 1.271 · India 0.705
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Bhutan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Asia
- 91.06 Iran
- Land neighbours
- China 89.38 · India 89.02
02Over time
Which way Bhutan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
BhutanWorld median
Bhutan rose from 5,288 in 2000 to 16,744 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Bhutan World median 2025 16,744 17,265 2024 15,604 18,108 2023 14,610 17,686 2022 14,061 16,933 2021 13,459 16,260 2020 12,980 15,631 2019 14,555 16,761 2018 13,855 16,349 2017 13,482 16,129 2016 13,321 15,512 2015 12,400 14,857 2014 11,745 14,475 2013 11,212 14,681 2012 11,144 14,631 2011 10,715 13,916 2010 9,985 14,101 2009 9,019 13,655 2008 8,470 14,030 2007 8,195 13,755 2006 7,141 12,983 2005 6,851 12,023 2004 6,518 11,608 2003 6,324 11,183 2002 5,991 11,144 2001 5,546 10,907 2000 5,288 10,589
03In context
Bhutan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Bhutan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | =46th | 25,067 | 29.49 | 1.271 | 89.38 |
| Bhutan | 68th | 16,744 | 44.34 | — | — |
 India | 86th | 10,039 | 21.46 | 0.705 | 89.02 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Bhutan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Bhutan is ahead of the world, and behind
37 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Bhutan does better than the middle country measured.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3968.0053.396▲ Improved since 2015
Bhutan: 8.005 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 11th of 186 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8113.8341.81No earlier reading
Bhutan: 13.83 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 167th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06132.29107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Bhutan: 132.29 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 28th of 194 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38913.358.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Bhutan: 13.35 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 38th of 118 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.522.8327.5▲ Improved since 2010
Bhutan: 22.83 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6747.3346.67▲ Improved since 2012
Bhutan: 47.33 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 195 · derived.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Bhutan does worse than the middle country measured.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.093-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Bhutan: -0.093 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 106th of 209 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1939.3840.19▲ Improved since 2020
Bhutan: 39.38 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 101st of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6361,3521,636▲ Improved since 2018
Bhutan: 1,352 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 45th of 75 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8008,85212,800▲ Improved since 2017
Bhutan: 8,852 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 107th of 173 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9316.5812.93▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 16.58 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95236.31701.95No earlier reading
Bhutan: 236.31 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 98th of 145 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3530.485No real change since 2013
Bhutan: 0.353 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 117th of 170 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3947.8152.39No earlier reading
Bhutan: 47.81 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 120th of 169 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.17.0516.1▲ Improved since 2013
Bhutan: 7.05 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.52.9▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 2.5 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 97th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.428.89725.42▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 8.897 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 134th of 170 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.42.51410.4No earlier reading
Bhutan: 2.514 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1080.814No earlier reading
Bhutan: 0.108 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 76th of 84 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4740.4477.474▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 0.447 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 112th of 118 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0877.75106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Bhutan: 77.75 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 189th of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2368.09106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Bhutan: 68.09 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 190th of 195 · derived.
No better end15
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6533.1624.65Moved since 2015
Bhutan: 33.16 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 34th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57213.686.572Moved since 2015
Bhutan: 13.68 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 45th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4410.306Moved since 2015
Bhutan: 0.441 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23113.42103.23Moved since 2015
Bhutan: 113.42 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.664.793.66Moved since 2015
Bhutan: 4.79 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7082.7331.708Moved since 2011
Bhutan: 2.733 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 84th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0622.9422.06Moved since 2014
Bhutan: 22.94 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 68th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3063.1563.306Moved since 2015
Bhutan: 3.156 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6028.8839.602Moved since 2015
Bhutan: 8.883 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1755.8567.17Moved since 2014
Bhutan: 55.85 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402232,240Moved since 2022
Bhutan: 223 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8513.1721.85Moved since 2014
Bhutan: 13.17 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.2371.968No real change since 2015
Bhutan: 0.237 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95179.61657.95Moved since 2014
Bhutan: 179.61 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3020.523Moved since 2013
Bhutan: 0.302 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
No current reading for Bhutan
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2014), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI) (last 2023), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption (last 2024), Gini Index (last 2022), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2022), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2024), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption (last 2024), ICT Goods Exports (last 2022), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2022), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2022), Interest Payments on External Debt (last 2023), Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, New Business Density (last 2022), Palma Ratio (last 2022), Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Bhutan’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Bhutan’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy1st of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality10th of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security28th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions51st of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties71st of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation68th of 1762/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience76th of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 72nd of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability87th of 1864/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture88th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology111th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 118th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge120th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 122nd of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital133rd of 1963/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Bhutan can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Southern Asia
Bhutan68th2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Bhutan and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Bhutan on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bhutan rank on economy & innovation?
Bhutan is placed 68th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Bhutan?
16,744 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Bhutan?
44.34 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Bhutan compare with India on economy & innovation?
India is placed 86th of 176, and Bhutan 68th. GDP per Capita (PPP): India 10,039, Bhutan 16,744; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: India 21.46, Bhutan 44.34.
How have Bhutan’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 5,288 in 2000 to 16,744 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Bhutan?
No current reading is published for Bhutan on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Interest Payments on External Debt, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 37 statistics on this page come from 10 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bhutan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bhutan (banner) — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bhutan: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bhutan/economy