Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 251.56 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Bhutan, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Bhutan is 251.56 current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 121.5% on the previous year and up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Bhutan peaked at 251.56 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3049 current US$ per person, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.12 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 10.93 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 10.74 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 14.05 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 15.45 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 16.75 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 14.73 current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 12.81 current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 12.55 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.98 current US$ per person | +59.3% |
| 2005 | 28.71 current US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 2006 | 53.67 current US$ per person | +86.9% |
| 2007 | 69.26 current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 68.48 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 73.49 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 91.22 current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 107.14 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 129.66 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 159.94 current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 135.04 current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 162.03 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 185.86 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 202.83 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 159.26 current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 156.9 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 109.6 current US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 2.27 current US$ per person | -97.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3049 current US$ per person | -86.5% |
| 2023 | 113.55 current US$ per person | +37142.7% |
| 2024 | 251.56 current US$ per person | +121.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 251.56 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 7.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 251.56 current US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 68.35 current US$ per person, 3.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +37142.7% | 0.3049 current US$ per person | 113.55 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.06 current US$ per person | 9.12 current US$ per person | 15.45 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.04 current US$ per person | 12.55 current US$ per person | 73.49 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.99 current US$ per person | 91.22 current US$ per person | 202.83 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.46 current US$ per person | 0.3049 current US$ per person | 251.56 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 99 Morocco 321.31 current US$ per person compare
- 100 Mexico 276.93 current US$ per person compare
- 101 Tunisia 265.85 current US$ per person compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 247.85 current US$ per person compare
- 104 Israel 246.93 current US$ per person compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 238.67 current US$ per person 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, per in Bhutan?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Bhutan was 251.56 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 251.56 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3049 current US$ per person in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Bhutan ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.