Stateness index bti in Bhutan

Bhutan: Stateness index bti was 7.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
7.75
in 2023
All-time low
6.5
in 2007
Years of data
10
2007–2025

Stateness index bti in Bhutan, 2007–2025

024682007201620252007: 6.52009: 6.82011: 6.82013: 72015: 7.22017: 7.22019: 7.22021: 7.52023: 7.82025: 7.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 7.75 for stateness index bti in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stateness index bti in Bhutan peaked at 7.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2007.

Bhutan ranks 43rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Stateness index bti in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Stateness index bti in Bhutan, 2007 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2007 6.5 —
2009 6.75 +3.8%
2011 6.75 +0.0%
2013 7 +3.7%
2015 7.25 +3.6%
2017 7.25 +0.0%
2019 7.25 +0.0%
2021 7.5 +3.4%
2023 7.75 +3.3%
2025 7.75 +0.0%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 7.75 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.25, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 7.75 is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.25, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.62 6.5 6.75 2
2010s 7.1 6.75 7.25 5
2020s 7.67 7.5 7.75 3

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 43 Belarus 7.75 compare
  2. 43 Bolivia 7.75 compare
  3. 43 Cambodia 7.75 compare
  4. 43 Dominican Republic 7.75 compare
  5. 43 Ghana 7.75 compare
  6. 43 Guinea 7.75 compare
  7. 43 Malaysia 7.75 compare
  8. 43 Panama 7.75 compare
  9. 43 Peru 7.75 compare
  10. 43 Turkmenistan 7.75 compare
  11. 43 Zambia 7.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is stateness index bti in Bhutan?
Stateness index bti in Bhutan was 7.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest stateness index bti recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 7.75 in 2023.
What is the lowest stateness index bti recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2007.
How does Bhutan rank for stateness index bti?
Bhutan ranks 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is stateness index bti rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Stateness index bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stateness index bti
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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