Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 13.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bhutan, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bhutan stood at 13.7%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bhutan peaked at 39.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2012.
That places Bhutan 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.8% | — |
| 1981 | 37.6% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 38.3% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 30.2% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | -3.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 13.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 13.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.6%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.0% | 32.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 24.1% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 14.0% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bhutan?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bhutan was 13.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Bhutan ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.