Ores and metals exports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Ores and metals exports was 26.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Bhutan, 1993–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Bhutan is 26.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Bhutan peaked at 33.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2008.
Bhutan ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.8% | — |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +98.8% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +168.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -91.3% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +686.3% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +114.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +63.5% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -32.0% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | +28.3% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | -7.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 26.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 6.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 26.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.6%, 10.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +686.3% | 1.3% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 1.3% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 11.5% | 33.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 22.0% | 28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 18 South Africa 30.3% compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 29.8% compare
- 20 Mongolia 26.3% compare
- 22 Guinea 25.8% compare
- 23 Gabon 23.3% compare
- 24 Mozambique 23.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Bhutan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Bhutan?
- Ores and metals exports in Bhutan was 26.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for ores and metals exports?
- Bhutan ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.