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2020
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Exports
: $13.4M, Rnk 195 / 209

2020
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Top Product
: $1.31M, Computers

2020
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Exports
: $26.4k, Rnk 20 / 63

2020
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Top Product
: $10.9k, Lubricating Products

2020
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Economic Complexity (ECI)
: ECI 0.96, Rnk 28 / 127

2020
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GDP
: $14.7T, CURRENT US$
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2010-2020
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GDP GROWTH
: 141%, CURRENT US$
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2020
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 GDP
: $2.32B, CURRENT US$
Rnk 176 / 204

2010-2020
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GDP GROWTH
: 49.6%, CURRENT US$
Rnk 59 / 204

2020
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GDP PC 
: $10,409, CURRENT US$
Rnk 77 / 204

2010-2020
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GDP PC GROWTH
: 129%, CURRENT US$
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2020
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GDP PC
: $3,001, CURRENT US$
Rnk 146 / 204

2010-2020
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GDP PC GROWTH
: 32.9%, CURRENT US$
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China-Bhutan In 2020, China exported $13.4M to Bhutan. The main products that China exported to Bhutan are Computers ($1.31M), Broadcasting Equipment ($1.04M), and Other Cloth Articles ($1.01M). During the last 25 years the exports of China to Bhutan have increased at an annualized rate of 18.3%, from $199k in 1995 to $13.4M in 2020.

In 2020, China did not export any services to Bhutan.

Bhutan-China In 2020, Bhutan exported $26.4k to China. The main products that Bhutan exported to China were Lubricating Products ($10.9k), Other Cloth Articles ($6.99k), and Shaving Products ($4.2k). During the last 25 years the exports of Bhutan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.98%, from $20.7k in 1995 to $26.4k in 2020.

In 2020, Bhutan did not export any services to China.

Comparison In 2020,  China ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96),  and 1 in total exports ($2.65T). That same year, Bhutan ranked 178 in total exports ($183M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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Depth
Value

In 2020, China exported $13.4M to Bhutan. The main products exported from China to Bhutan were Computers ($1.31M), Broadcasting Equipment ($1.04M), and Other Cloth Articles ($1.01M). During the last 25 years the exports of China to Bhutan have increased at an annualized rate of 18.3%, from $199k in 1995 to $13.4M in 2020.

In 2020, Bhutan exported $26.4k to China. The main products exported from Bhutan to China were Lubricating Products ($10.9k), Other Cloth Articles ($6.99k), and Shaving Products ($4.2k). During the last 25 years the exports of Bhutan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.98%, from $20.7k in 1995 to $26.4k in 2020.

Market Competitiveness

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China
Top Destination
: United States, $438B

Bhutan
Top Destination
: India, $173M

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Bhutan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Bhutan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2019, countries that imported more from China than Bhutan were United States ($438B), Hong Kong ($262B), and Japan ($151B).

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Bhutan than from China.

Comparative Advantage China - Bhutan

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This chart compares trade between China and Bhutan by product, considering products traded by both, China and Bhutan.

During 2020, China had a large net trade with Bhutan in the exports of Machines ($7.2M), Textiles ($1.84M), and Chemical Products ($821k).

During 2020, Bhutan had a large net trade with China in the exports of Chemical Products ($15.1k), Textiles ($7.63k), and Miscellaneous ($1.83k).

Economic Complexity

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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Bhutan. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Bhutan has comparative advantage over China.