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85.2%CURRENT US$
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$2,389CURRENT US$
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66.6%CURRENT US$
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About

India-Bhutan In 2022, India exported $1.01B to Bhutan. The main products that India exported to Bhutan are Refined Petroleum ($140M), Coke ($48.3M), and Wood Charcoal ($45.2M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to Bhutan have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $9.7M in 1995 to $1.01B in 2022.

In 2022, India did not export any services to Bhutan.

Bhutan-India In 2022, Bhutan exported $343M to India. The main products that Bhutan exported to India were Ferroalloys ($225M), Dolomite ($46.6M), and Cement ($15.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Bhutan to India have increased at an annualized rate of 8.88%, from $34.5M in 1995 to $343M in 2022.

In 2017, Bhutan exported services to India worth $51.1M, with Travel ($25M), Transportation ($24M), and Insurance services ($1.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison In 2022,  India ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57),  and 15 in total exports ($468B). That same year, Bhutan ranked 177 in total exports ($392M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, India exported $1.01B to Bhutan. The main products exported from India to Bhutan were Refined Petroleum ($140M), Coke ($48.3M), and Wood Charcoal ($45.2M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to Bhutan have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $9.7M in 1995 to $1.01B in 2022.

In 2022, Bhutan exported $343M to India. The main products exported from Bhutan to India were Ferroalloys ($225M), Dolomite ($46.6M), and Cement ($15.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Bhutan to India have increased at an annualized rate of 8.88%, from $34.5M in 1995 to $343M in 2022.

Exports from India (Flag) to Bhutan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Bhutan (Flag) to India (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B
Bhutan
Top Destination
India$343M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from India than Bhutan were United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

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

Difference in imports from Bhutan (Flag) and India (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage India - Bhutan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Bhutan in the exports of Mineral Products ($231M), Machines ($172M), and Metals ($124M).

During 2022, Bhutan had a large net trade with India in the exports of Metals ($232M), Mineral Products ($82.6M), and Foodstuffs ($10.6M).

Service Trade

Bilateral Service Trade

In 2017, Bhutan exported services to India worth $51.1M, with Travel ($25M), Transportation ($24M), and Insurance services ($1.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Bhutan (Flag) to India (Flag) (2017)

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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 India has comparative advantage over Bhutan. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Bhutan has comparative advantage over India.

Product Space of India (Flag) and Bhutan (Flag) (2022)

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