Bhutan - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Bhutan was $910,204,300 as of 2009. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $910,204,300 in 2009 and $51,145,040 in 1980.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 $51,145,040
1981 $70,324,480
1982 $71,035,940
1983 $75,792,080
1984 $76,389,970
1985 $88,067,900
1986 $105,563,800
1987 $96,440,580
1988 $139,419,500
1989 $104,771,400
1990 $91,892,630
1991 $100,325,400
1992 $140,203,700
1993 $103,725,600
1994 $106,766,300
1995 $129,190,300
1996 $144,504,100
1997 $168,768,100
1998 $186,282,100
1999 $212,456,100
2000 $219,594,100
2001 $224,385,700
2002 $229,123,900
2003 $262,449,300
2004 $344,254,100
2005 $513,871,900
2006 $601,640,900
2007 $685,104,000
2008 $725,688,300
2009 $910,204,300

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Bhutan was 44,062,990,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,062,990,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 402,000,000 in 1980.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1980 402,000,000
1981 609,010,000
1982 672,000,000
1983 765,500,000
1984 867,790,000
1985 1,089,400,000
1986 1,331,160,000
1987 1,249,870,000
1988 1,940,720,000
1989 1,700,440,000
1990 1,609,040,000
1991 2,281,400,000
1992 3,634,080,000
1993 3,162,595,000
1994 3,349,260,000
1995 4,189,640,000
1996 5,119,780,000
1997 6,127,970,000
1998 7,686,000,000
1999 9,148,360,000
2000 9,868,559,000
2001 10,588,760,000
2002 11,137,710,000
2003 12,224,890,000
2004 15,601,600,000
2005 22,661,750,000
2006 27,260,350,000
2007 28,329,050,000
2008 31,574,700,000
2009 44,062,990,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$)

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2000 219,594,100

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Bhutan was 32.95 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.45 in 2005 and a minimum value of -0.12 in 2007.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2002 2.12
2003 7.32
2004 23.09
2005 35.45
2006 12.94
2007 -0.12
2008 2.28
2009 32.95

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Bhutan was 29,188,230,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,188,230,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 10,413,610,000 in 2001.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2001 10,413,610,000
2002 10,634,290,000
2003 11,412,540,000
2004 14,047,710,000
2005 19,028,130,000
2006 21,490,400,000
2007 21,465,220,000
2008 21,954,950,000
2009 29,188,230,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Bhutan was 71.97 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 71.97 in 2009, while its lowest value was 32.67 in 1990.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1981 51.24
1982 49.21
1983 48.66
1984 47.36
1985 52.75
1986 55.93
1987 42.19
1988 53.25
1989 40.08
1990 32.67
1991 41.19
1992 58.83
1993 45.64
1994 42.16
1995 45.10
1996 48.01
1997 49.22
1998 52.37
1999 53.56
2000 51.33
2001 49.24
2002 45.17
2003 42.95
2004 49.87
2005 62.75
2006 67.02
2007 57.28
2008 57.71
2009 71.97

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts