Bhutan: Trade openness

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 Bhutan

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP

 Latest value 85.57
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2022
 Average 80.98
 Min - Max 54.11 - 108.16
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 85.57 percent, an increase from 77.58 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 101.04 percent, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from 1980 to 2022 is 80.98 percent. The minimum value, 54.11 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 108.16 percent was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Bhutan - Trade openness - historical chart - 1980-2022




Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 151.20 2021 percent
 Trade openness 85.57 2022 percent
 Financial openness -1.242 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 25.79 2022 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 0.74 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports -8.10 2022 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 60.14 2022 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 1.74 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.29 2022 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.01 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -33.73 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -1.00 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -34.35 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.94 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 0.98 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 3.31 2022 percent
 Remittances 107.94 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 165.96 2023 million USD
 External debt 117.52 2021 percent
 Short-term external debt 0.03 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 0.14 2023 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 100.42 9/2024 billion
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