World Development Indicators, Country Profile, Bhutan - 2021
Bhutan, 2021
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World Development Indicators, Country Profile, Bhutan - 2021
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Country profiles present the latest key development data drawn from the World Development Indicators (WDI) database. They follow the format of The Little Data Book, the WDI's quick reference publication.
Data source(s)
| Source |
|---|
| World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
Time periods
| Start year | End year |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1990 |
| 2000 | 2000 |
| 2010 | 2010 |
| 2018 | 2018 |
Series
| Name | Maintainer |
|---|---|
| World Development Indicators, Country Profiles | World Bank, Development Data Group (DECDG) |
Countries
| Name | Code |
|---|---|
| Bhutan | BHU |
Authoring entity
| Agency Name | Abbreviation | URI |
|---|---|---|
| World Bank, Development Data Group | WB | Link |
Language(s)
| Name | code |
|---|---|
| English | EN |
Geographic granularity
Country
Table columns
| Label |
|---|
| Year 1990 |
| Year 2000 |
| Year 2010 |
| Year 2018 |
Table rows
| Label | Variable name | Dataset |
|---|---|---|
| Population, total | SP.POP.TOTL | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Population growth (annual %) | SP.POP.GROW | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Surface area (sq. km) | AG.SRF.TOTL.K2 | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | EN.POP.DNST | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | SI.POV.NAHC | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | SI.POV.DDAY | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) | NY.GNP.ATLS.CD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | NY.GNP.PCAP.CD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| GNI, PPP (current international $) | NY.GNP.MKTP.PP.CD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Income share held by lowest 20% | SI.DST.FRST.20 | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | SP.DYN.LE00.IN | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | SP.DYN.TFRT.IN | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | SP.ADO.TFRT | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | SP.DYN.CONU.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | SH.STA.BRTC.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | SH.DYN.MORT | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | SH.STA.MALN.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | SH.IMM.MEAS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| School enrollment, primary (% gross) | SE.PRM.ENRR | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | SE.SEC.ENRR | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | SH.DYN.AIDS.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Forest area (sq. km) | AG.LND.FRST.K2 | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | ER.PTD.TOTL.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | ER.H2O.FWTL.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Urban population growth (annual %) | SP.URB.GROW | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | EN.ATM.CO2E.PC | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| GDP (current US$) | NY.GDP.MKTP.CD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) | NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) | NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Industry, value added (% of GDP) | NV.IND.TOTL.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) | NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) | NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) | NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) | GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) | GC.NLD.TOTL.GD.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) | FS.AST.DOMS.GD.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Tax revenue (% of GDP) | GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) | MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) | IT.CEL.SETS.P2 | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | IT.NET.USER.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) | TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0 - 100) | IQ.SCI.OVRL | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Merchandise trade (% of GDP) | TG.VAL.TOTL.GD.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) | TT.PRI.MRCH.XD.WD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | DT.DOD.DECT.CD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) | DT.TDS.DECT.EX.ZS | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Net migration | SM.POP.NETM | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Personal remittances, received (current US$) | BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
| Net official development assistance received (current US$) | DT.ODA.ODAT.CD | World Bank, World Development Indicators database - WDI Central, 2021 |
Keywords
| Name |
|---|
| World View |
| People |
| Environment |
| Economy |
| States and markets |
| Global links |
Topics
| Unique Identifier | Topic | Vocabulary | Vocabulary URI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demography | CESSDA | Link |
| 2 | Economics | CESSDA | Link |
| 3 | Education | CESSDA | Link |
| 4 | Health | CESSDA | Link |
| 5 | Labour And Employment | CESSDA | Link |
| 6 | Natural Environment | CESSDA | Link |
| 7 | Social Welfare Policy And Systems | CESSDA | Link |
| 8 | Trade Industry And Markets | CESSDA | Link |
| 9 | Economic development |
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Population, total | Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. |
| Population growth (annual %) | Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. |
| Surface area (sq. km) | Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. |
| Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year. |
| Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions. |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) | GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. |
| GNI, PPP (current international $) | This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI. Formerly GNP) expressed in current international dollars converted by purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor. Gross national income is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. PPP conversion factor is a spatial price deflator and currency converter that eliminates the effects of the differences in price levels between countries. From July 2020, “GNI: linked series (current LCU)” [NY.GNP.MKTP.CN.AD] is used as underlying GNI in local currency unit so that it’s in line with time series of PPP conversion factors, which are extrapolated with linked deflators. |
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | This indicator provides per capita values for gross national income (GNI. Formerly GNP) expressed in current international dollars converted by purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. PPP conversion factor is a spatial price deflator and currency converter that eliminates the effects of the differences in price levels between countries. |
| Income share held by lowest 20% | Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding. |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year. |
| Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19. |
| Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns. |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. |
| Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006. |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education. |
| School enrollment, primary (% gross) | Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. |
| School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers. |
| School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools. |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV. |
| Forest area (sq. km) | Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. |
| Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded. |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002. |
| Urban population growth (annual %) | Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. |
| Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. |
| Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. |
| GDP (current US$) | GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. |
| GDP growth (annual %) | Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) | Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. |
| Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) | Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator. |
| Industry, value added (% of GDP) | Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator. |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) | Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to 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. |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) | 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. |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) | Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) | Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here. |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) | Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. |
| Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) | Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. |
| Tax revenue (% of GDP) | Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue. |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) | Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.) |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) | Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services. |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc. |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) | High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. |
| Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0 - 100) | The Statistical Capacity Indicator is a composite score assessing the capacity of a country’s statistical system. It is based on a diagnostic framework assessing the following areas: methodology; data sources; and periodicity and timeliness. Countries are scored against 25 criteria in these areas, using publicly available information and/or country input. The overall Statistical Capacity score is then calculated as a simple average of all three area scores on a scale of 0-100. |
| Merchandise trade (% of GDP) | Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars. |
| Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) | Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year's trade values as weights. |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) | Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. |
| Net migration | Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. |
| Personal remittances, received (current US$) | Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
| Net official development assistance received (current US$) | Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
License
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Citation
World Bank, World Development Indicators, Country Profile, Bhutan - 2021 , https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/country-profiles, accessed on [date]
Metadata production
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| NADA team |
Production date
2021-09-14
Version
v01