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Bhutan

Bhutan ( boo-TAHN; Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, romanized: Druk Yul [ʈuk̚˩.yː˩]), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་, romanized: Druk Gyal Khap), is a landlocked South Asian country situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous country, Bhutan is known locally as "Druk Yul" or "Land of the Thunder Dragon", a name reflecting the cultural heritage of the country. The exonym Bhutan likely derives from the Prakrit hybrid word Bhŏṭṭaṃta, a name referring to its geographical proximity to Tibet (Bhŏṭṭa). Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a border with it. The country has a population of over 727,145 and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi) and ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with a king (Druk Gyalpo) as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government. Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion and the Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion. The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than 7,000 metres (23,000 f... [More]
  • Last : 42,436.11
  • High : 44,009.89
  • Low : 41,755.04
  • Max Fluctuation : 1,421.77
  • Max Fluctuation % : 1.29%
  • Open : 43,884.08
  • Time : 14:49:32
  • Yesterday : 43,878.10
  • Change % : 3.4%
  • Change : 1,441.99
  • Last : 1,994.68
  • High : 2,023.45
  • Low : 1,991.93
  • Max Fluctuation : 15.79
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.13%
  • Open : 2,020.7
  • Time : 14:50:40
  • Yesterday : 2,020.8
  • Change % : 1.31%
  • Change : 26.12
  • Last : 70.5
  • High : 71.8
  • Low : 70.38
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.22
  • Max Fluctuation % : 1.06%
  • Open : 71.17
  • Time : 14:49:33
  • Yesterday :
  • Change % : INF%
  • Change : 70.5
  • Last : 0.9275
  • High : 0.9297
  • Low : 0.9263
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : -
  • Time : 7 Dec
  • Yesterday :
  • Change % : INF%
  • Change : 0.9275

Bhutan Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
PI/BTC Ask 1.0693 - 1.0664 1.0699 0.00 0.00% 2023/01/09 Time 16:36
EUR/BTN Ask 83.0187 - 83.0187 83.0187 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05
GBP/BTN Ask 97.4798 - 97.4798 97.4798 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-18995 -19865 -16786 7122
CPI Housing Utilities
127 70.71 127 127
CPI Transportation
128 76.15 125 128
Competitiveness Index
4.1 18 Dec 3.87 Points
Competitiveness Rank
82 18 Dec 97
Consumer Price Index CPI
127 72.38 127 127
Coronavirus Cases
62668 0 62666 62668
Coronavirus Deaths
21 0 20 21
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
257 0 257 257
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
2011426 0 2010782 2011426
Corruption Index
68 50 68 68
Corruption Rank
25 24 25 49
Credit Rating
40
Currency
83.43 0.63 83.34 83.49
Current Account
-63404 -63404 -21404 3708
Current Account to GDP
-33.8 -33.8 -12.4 15.8
Deposit Interest Rate
3 2 3 8.25
Ease of Doing Business
89 19 Dec 81
Employed Persons
288 288 322 322
Export Prices
125 92.05 126 133
Export Prices YoY
-6.18 -8.84 7.29 27.26
Exports
9515 1130 12198 25334
External Debt
3102 406 3163 3203
Fiscal Expenditure
69157 21 Dec 70836 BTN Million
Food Inflation
5.25 0.75 6.05 18.72
Foreign Direct Investment
7.09 -947 7.09 862
Foreign Exchange Reserves
508 458 510 1903
GDP
2.54 0.13 2.33 2.54
GDP Annual Growth Rate
5.2 -10 4.4 17.9
GDP From Agriculture
7882 6196 7723 7882
GDP From Construction
7207 4010 6625 10631
GDP From Manufacturing
4847 2469 4720 5956
GDP From Mining
948 531 739 3776
GDP From Public Administration
6185 2562 5918 6185
GDP From Services
33153 11176 31208 33504
GDP From Transport
9046 2661 7784 9120
GDP From Utilities
11614 3262 12040 12040
GDP per capita
2977 394 2878 3220
GDP per capita PPP
10908 2682 10547 11797
Government Budget
-7.8 -12.8 -6.3 4.1
Government Budget Value
-15032 21 Dec -11396 BTN Million
Government Debt to GDP
125 35.43 132 132
Government Revenues
54355 21 Dec 59696 BTN Million
IP Addresses
3582 17 Mar 3365 IP
Import Prices
144 91.98 145 145
Import Prices YoY
12.68 -5.67 18.54 22.06
Imports
28510 1255 28985 33494
Inflation Rate
5.07 0 5.03 13.53
Inflation Rate Mom
0.66 -0.97 0.59 3.27
Interest Rate
6.85 6 6.85 7.16
Internet Speed
3426 17 Mar 3407 KBps
Labor Force Participation Rate
63.1 62.6 69.1 69.1
Money Supply M1
109870 16627 112170 121235
Money Supply M2
209108 20869 209773 216694
Population
0.78 0.22 0.78 0.78
Private Sector Credit
140255 3939 126242 140255
Producer Prices
133 22 Mar 132 points
Producer Prices Change
1.42 22 Mar 1.32 percent
Terrorism Index
0 0 0 2.76
Tourism Revenues
0.02 21 Dec 0 USD Million
Tourist Arrivals
1 21 Dec 1
Unemployed Persons
18198 8698 16254 18198
Unemployment Rate
5.9 1.15 4.8 5.9
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Currency 83.43 83.88 84.33 84.79 85.25 83.49
Current Account to GDP -33.8 -28 15.8
Food Inflation 5.25 4 2.5 2 3.2 18.72
GDP 2.54 2.67 2.54
GDP Annual Growth Rate 5.2 5 17.9
GDP per capita 2977 3126 3220
GDP per capita PPP 10908 11453 11797
Government Debt to GDP 125 129 132
Inflation Rate 5.07 4 3.5 3.7 3.4 13.53
Inflation Rate Mom 0.66 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.27
Interest Rate 6.85 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.16
Population 0.78 0.77 0.78
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.5 5.9