Bhutan - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Bhutan was -16.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was -2.38 in 2007, while its lowest value was -38.12 in 1985.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

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

See also:

Year Value
1980 -25.35
1981 -34.30
1982 -35.82
1983 -35.63
1984 -33.97
1985 -38.12
1986 -36.64
1987 -15.17
1988 -21.94
1989 -10.34
1990 -5.29
1991 -9.05
1992 -24.97
1993 -13.04
1994 -10.35
1995 -5.07
1996 -10.62
1997 -10.61
1998 -16.92
1999 -20.56
2000 -19.57
2001 -22.16
2002 -26.25
2003 -26.05
2004 -32.06
2005 -26.92
2006 -4.88
2007 -2.38
2008 -9.40
2009 -17.94
2010 -28.96
2011 -29.99
2012 -24.89
2013 -22.34
2014 -21.42
2015 -29.01
2016 -24.17
2017 -21.04
2018 -22.55
2019 -14.25
2020 -16.66

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts