Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Bhutan
Bhutan: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Bhutan, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 324.5% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Bhutan peaked at 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 478.06 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,705 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 891.99 current US$ per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 1,128 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 1,522 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 1,810 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 1,758 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,118 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 1,154 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,363 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 1,652 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 2,071 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 1,757 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 1,302 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 478.06 current US$ per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2022 | 1,016 current US$ per square kilometre | +112.6% |
| 2023 | 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre | +324.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +324.5% | 1,016 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,299 current US$ per square kilometre | 891.99 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,705 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,118 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,071 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,778 current US$ per square kilometre | 478.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 125 Samoa 4,683 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 126 Syria 4,629 current US$ per square kilometre
- 127 Canada 4,468 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 129 Pakistan 4,264 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 130 South Africa 3,798 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 131 Argentina 3,417 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Bhutan?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Bhutan was 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 478.06 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Bhutan ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.