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United States-Bhutan Trade: In 2022, United States exported $4.73M to Bhutan. The main products that United States exported to Bhutan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.52M), Sports Equipment ($1.21M), and Office Machine Parts ($511k). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Bhutan have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $34.8M in 2017 to $4.73M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Bhutan.

Bhutan-United States Trade: In 2022, Bhutan exported $291k to United States. The main products that Bhutan exported to United States were Plywood ($86.9k), Water ($58.2k), and Diamonds ($47.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bhutan to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.6%,  from $1.2M in 2017 to $291k in 2022.

In 2022, Bhutan did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47),  and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Bhutan ranked 177 in total exports ($392M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Bhutan to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Bhutan from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $4.73M to Bhutan. The main products exported from United States to Bhutan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.52M), Sports Equipment ($1.21M), and Office Machine Parts ($511k). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Bhutan have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $34.8M in 2017 to $4.73M in 2022.

In 2017, Bhutan exported $291k to United States. The main products exported from Bhutan to United States were Plywood ($86.9k), Water ($58.2k), and Diamonds ($47.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Bhutan to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $1.2M in 2022 to $291k in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Bhutan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Bhutan (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Bhutan
Top Destination
India$343M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Bhutan included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Bhutan than from United States.

Difference in imports from Bhutan (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Bhutan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Bhutan in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.63M), Miscellaneous ($1.21M), and Machines ($1.19M).

During 2017, Bhutan had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Wood Products ($86.9k), Foodstuffs ($72.4k), and Precious Metals ($47.8k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and Bhutan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bhutan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Bhutan indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Bhutan (Flag) (2022)

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