Economic Indicators for Bhutan


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Current account balance-33.32-27.806.76-33.32Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index212.18203.57212.1810.86
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.235.6418.061.88Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate12.2714.0017.0012.27%
Interest rates7.297.7613.75-0.45Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt111.0190.36111.0128.26% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )93.56102.81105.8385.32
Human Capital Index0.480.000.480.48Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered40.0045.0071.0010.00Number
Time required to start a business12.0012.0062.0012.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse150.00150.00151.00150.00Days
Armed forces Personnel6,000.007,000.007,000.003,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services25.5029.2052.3612.74Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services60.0748.3865.6233.25Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP3330USD Billions
GDP Growth5.214.4229.05-10.22Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.202.122.200.85Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.560.480.560.05Per 1,000 people
Labor force429,373.00425,612.00429,373.00223,013.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education9.3312.0018.276.12Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.401.416.621.40Total
Population1111Thousands