Bhutan
Kingdom of Bhutan
- Region
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Population
- 796,682 (2025)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Currencies
- Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN), Indian rupee (INR)
- Official languages
- Dzongkha
- Spoken languages
- Sharchopkha 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% (includes foreign languages) (2005 est.)
- Written scripts
- Tibetan
- Area
- 38,394 km²
- Coastline
- Landlocked
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- IMF, WCO, WTO (observer)
- Borders
- China , India
Political stability
89 / 100
Economic stability
57 / 100
Population stability
79 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- iron alloys, aircraft, dolomite, semi-finished iron, cement (2023)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, gold, plastics, broadcasting equipment, iron reductions (2023)
- Natural resources
- timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
- Primary route
- Indian Ocean services to Asia, the Gulf, and Europe via Suez
- Secondary route
- Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea feeder networks
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.