Country
Bhutan BTN
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.1
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap71.7
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-02-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical51.1
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth94.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity31.3
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance64.7
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Bhutan sovereign credibility, in brief
Bhutan scores 59.9 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 1 of 7 in South Asia, the 100th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 5.6% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (60/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 1/7 in South Asia · 100th percentile
Region avg 54.9 · best 59.9 · worst 50.2
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -1.6%
- as of 2026-10-11
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | -19.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 8.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 14.9K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -6.7% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 3.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 6.6 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 79.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 3.4% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 114.5% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $4,493 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 111.0% | 2020-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 64.7% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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