BTN · Asia
Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.8
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Population
- 784,043 inh.
- Area
- 38,394 km²
- Currency
- BTN
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Head of Government
Tshering Tobgay
Government in office 9 members
Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du commerce extérieur
D. N. Dhungyel
Ministre des affaires intérieures
Tshering
Minister of Finance of Bhutan
Lekey Dorji
Minister of Education and Skills Development
Dimple Thapa
Minister of Health of Bhutan
Tandin Wangchuk
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Gem Tshering
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Employment
Namgyal Dorji
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
Chandra Gurung
Ministre de l'agriculture et de l'élevage
Younten Phuntsho
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
47 seats
Conseil national
25 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
4 G$
GDP / capita
4,493 $
Growth
8.0 %
Inflation
3.6 %
Unemployment
3.2 %
Debt / GDP
111.0 %
Life expectancy
73.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.57/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
69/100
Corruption (CPI)
71/100
Press freedom (RSF)
34/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 33% Électricité hydro
Top imports
- 21% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
29%
-
GBR
31%
-
FRA
35%
-
DEU
35%
-
RUS
53%
-
CHN
67%
-
IND
80%
Abstention: 24%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.698/1
Gini
28.5
Refugees originating
7,257
National anthem
Druk tsendhen
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
Loading news feed…
Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,143 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,555, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)