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Bhutan — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1982–2024 · 42 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Bhutan, the central government expenditure reading was 18.5% of GDP in 2024, compared with 22.2% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −3.65 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 20.2% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
202418.5 % of GDP
202322.2 % of GDP
202221.8 % of GDP
202126.7 % of GDP
202024.1 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
201916.6 % of GDP
201819.4 % of GDP
201717.6 % of GDP
201617.6 % of GDP
201517.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.