Bhutan - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 0.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 1.19 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.31
2001 0.36
2002 0.40
2003 0.30
2004 0.06
2005 1.19
2006 0.85
2007 0.97
2008 0.95
2009 0.98
2010 0.70
2011 0.52
2012 0.56
2013 0.45
2014 0.45
2015 0.33
2016 0.33
2017 0.41
2018 0.28
2019 0.26
2020 0.23

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Bhutan was 899,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,061,000,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 50,000,000 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1980 50,000,000
1981 68,000,000
1982 68,000,000
1983 72,000,000
1984 73,000,000
1985 84,000,000
1986 93,000,000
1987 87,000,000
1988 127,000,000
1989 90,000,000
1990 81,000,000
1991 83,000,000
1992 125,000,000
1993 90,000,000
1994 92,000,000
1995 112,000,000
1996 128,000,000
1997 137,000,000
1998 134,000,000
1999 182,000,000
2000 175,000,000
2001 191,000,000
2002 197,000,000
2003 249,000,000
2004 411,000,000
2005 386,000,000
2006 420,000,000
2007 526,000,000
2008 543,000,000
2009 529,000,000
2010 854,000,000
2011 1,043,000,000
2012 991,000,000
2013 909,000,000
2014 932,000,000
2015 1,061,000,000
2016 1,002,000,000
2017 1,029,000,000
2018 1,048,000,000
2019 981,000,000
2020 899,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 6.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 22.05 in 2011, while its lowest value was 3.80 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 9.93
2001 11.68
2002 13.52
2003 12.58
2004 8.83
2005 15.86
2006 13.26
2007 14.14
2008 16.50
2009 15.02
2010 16.87
2011 22.05
2012 14.02
2013 10.22
2014 9.09
2015 10.75
2016 6.52
2017 7.66
2018 6.90
2019 3.80
2020 6.07

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 2.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 16.60 in 2006, while its lowest value was 1.71 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 10.22
2001 11.60
2002 12.39
2003 10.10
2004 2.89
2005 6.57
2006 16.60
2007 11.89
2008 8.44
2009 5.30
2010 6.11
2011 5.01
2012 5.08
2013 3.93
2014 3.30
2015 2.44
2016 2.22
2017 2.14
2018 1.84
2019 1.71
2020 2.17

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 2.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 12.32 in 2002, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 10.16
2001 11.52
2002 12.32
2003 9.96
2004 2.87
2005 5.13
2006 11.86
2007 9.12
2008 7.31
2009 5.14
2010 6.00
2011 4.92
2012 4.76
2013 3.70
2014 3.08
2015 2.17
2016 1.87
2017 1.93
2018 1.72
2019 1.60
2020 2.06

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 0.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 4.61 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.01
2002 0.01
2003 0.03
2004 0.00
2005 0.95
2006 4.61
2007 2.22
2008 0.99
2009 0.05
2010 0.03
2011 0.04
2012 0.28
2013 0.21
2014 0.21
2015 0.15
2016 0.15
2017 0.16
2018 0.10
2019 0.10
2020 0.10

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 0.002 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.198 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2010.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.024
2001 0.060
2002 0.028
2003 0.029
2004 0.004
2005 0.088
2006 0.018
2007 0.198
2008 0.005
2010 0.000
2012 0.005
2013 0.004
2014 0.004
2015 0.003
2016 0.009
2017 0.009
2018 0.002
2019 0.002
2020 0.002

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 0.001 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 0.393 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2005 0.393
2006 0.110
2007 0.334
2008 0.116
2009 0.005
2010 0.021
2011 0.000
2012 0.002
2013 0.001
2014 0.001
2015 0.008
2016 0.001
2017 0.001
2018 0.001
2019 0.001
2020 0.001

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 91.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.18 in 2019, while its lowest value was 69.99 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 77.62
2001 74.14
2002 71.17
2003 75.14
2004 87.82
2005 76.54
2006 69.99
2007 73.96
2008 75.05
2009 79.66
2010 77.01
2011 72.90
2012 80.10
2013 85.19
2014 86.95
2015 86.33
2016 90.78
2017 89.72
2018 90.95
2019 94.18
2020 91.42

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 0.008 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.185 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.002 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.016
2001 0.017
2002 0.029
2003 0.078
2004 0.010
2005 0.014
2006 0.002
2007 0.018
2008 0.020
2009 0.106
2010 0.063
2011 0.046
2012 0.039
2013 0.006
2014 0.006
2015 0.112
2016 0.185
2017 0.039
2018 0.009
2019 0.008
2020 0.008

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 0.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 2.92 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2007.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 2.23
2001 2.58
2002 2.92
2003 2.18
2004 0.46
2005 1.03
2006 0.16
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.02
2010 0.01
2011 0.04
2012 0.79
2013 0.66
2014 0.65
2015 0.47
2016 0.48
2017 0.49
2018 0.32
2019 0.31
2020 0.33

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Bhutan was $2,452,648,000 as of 2020. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,657,971,000 in 2019 and $340,831,600 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 $444,796,500
2001 $385,367,300
2002 $340,831,600
2003 $454,813,500
2004 $2,168,417,000
2005 $387,156,600
2006 $418,943,800
2007 $499,838,500
2008 $543,396,700
2009 $529,971,100
2010 $854,359,200
2011 $1,052,004,000
2012 $993,092,400
2013 $1,236,511,000
2014 $1,251,410,000
2015 $1,731,514,000
2016 $1,704,455,000
2017 $1,680,728,000
2018 $2,593,076,000
2019 $2,657,971,000
2020 $2,452,648,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bhutan was 91.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.18 in 2019, while its lowest value was 69.99 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 77.62
2001 74.14
2002 71.17
2003 75.14
2004 87.82
2005 76.54
2006 69.99
2007 73.96
2008 75.05
2009 79.66
2010 77.01
2011 72.90
2012 80.10
2013 85.19
2014 86.95
2015 86.33
2016 90.78
2017 89.72
2018 90.95
2019 94.18
2020 91.42

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports