Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Bhutan
Bhutan: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was 122.98 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Bhutan, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 122.98 % change on previous year for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 242.3% on the previous year and up 939.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Bhutan peaked at 122.98 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -97.92 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 2000 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2001 | -10 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 2002 | -11.11 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 62.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 46.15 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 89.47 % change on previous year | +93.9% |
| 2007 | 30.56 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 8.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 25.49 % change on previous year | +199.5% |
| 2011 | 18.75 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 22.37 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 24.73 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2014 | -14.66 % change on previous year | -159.3% |
| 2015 | 21.21 % change on previous year | -244.7% |
| 2016 | 15.83 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2018 | -20.91 % change on previous year | -307.7% |
| 2019 | -0.8264 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 2020 | -29.68 % change on previous year | +3490.7% |
| 2021 | -97.92 % change on previous year | +230.0% |
| 2022 | -86.44 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 122.98 % change on previous year | -242.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 122.98 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.38 % change on previous year, 16.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 122.98 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.9 % change on previous year, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -3490.7% | -0.8264 % change on previous year | -29.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.46 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 33.33 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.72 % change on previous year | -11.11 % change on previous year | 89.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 % change on previous year | -20.91 % change on previous year | 25.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.76 % change on previous year | -97.92 % change on previous year | 122.98 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 220.06 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 180 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cuba 151.68 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Reunion 93.39 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Martinique 89.05 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Oman 88.63 % change on previous year 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 international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Bhutan?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Bhutan was 122.98 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 122.98 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.92 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Bhutan ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 939.2%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.