State Capacity Index in Bhutan
Bhutan: State Capacity Index was 0.6275 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Bhutan, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for state capacity index in Bhutan is 0.6275, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Bhutan peaked at 0.7711 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1844, in 1960.
Bhutan ranks 70th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1844 | — |
| 1961 | 0.1892 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1923 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1885 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.194 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2166 | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.217 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2422 | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2938 | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3187 | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3359 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4404 | +31.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4591 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4898 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5036 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5157 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5241 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5238 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5372 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5492 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6216 | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6437 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4858 | -24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4895 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5768 | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5491 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6597 | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6326 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5866 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.446 | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3894 | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.331 | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2812 | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5135 | +82.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4521 | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4889 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6124 | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6142 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5136 | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5237 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6865 | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6809 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6908 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5571 | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5819 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3928 | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4755 | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4284 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.569 | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6996 | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7187 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7373 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6724 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6875 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7711 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6275 | -18.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.6275 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123, 51.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.6275 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3371, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +82.6% | 0.2812 | 0.5135 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2237 | 0.1844 | 0.3187 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4879 | 0.3359 | 0.5492 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5691 | 0.446 | 0.6597 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.472 | 0.2812 | 0.6142 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5763 | 0.3928 | 0.6996 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7024 | 0.6275 | 0.7711 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 state capacity index in Bhutan?
- State capacity index in Bhutan was 0.6275 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7711 in 2014.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1844 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for state capacity index?
- Bhutan ranks 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.