Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bhutan
Bhutan: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bhutan, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bhutan is 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.3% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bhutan peaked at 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +308.3% |
| 2024 | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 | +308.3% | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 69 Jamaica 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Oman 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Romania 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Philippines 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Georgia 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Bhutan?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bhutan was 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Bhutan ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.