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Bhutan Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.

Please note: The data from various sources are not from the same year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Bhutan

Overall Exports and Imports for Bhutan 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 436 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 1,290 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 362 products are exported to 43 countries and 3,652 products are imported from 57 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Bhutan along with trade value are:

  • Bhutan exported Ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 5 , worth 166,653.98 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan exported Dolomite not calcined , worth 47,417.81 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan exported Ferro-silico-manganese , worth 30,130.86 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan exported Porphyry, sylnite, etc, merely cut into a squar , worth 28,555.03 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan exported Portland cement (excl. white) , worth 20,141.12 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Bhutan along with trade value are

  • Bhutan imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 175,297.02 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan imported Digital process units whether or not presented , worth 48,439.96 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan imported Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo , worth 43,368.65 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan imported Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction o , worth 38,837.63 (US$ Thousands).
  • Bhutan imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 37,056.70 (US$ Thousands).

Bhutan top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Bhutan exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Bhutan exports to India worth US$ 338 million, with a partner share of 77.57 percent.
  2. Bhutan exports to Bangladesh worth US$ 61 million, with a partner share of 13.98 percent.
  3. Bhutan exports to Italy worth US$ 18 million, with a partner share of 4.24 percent.
  4. Bhutan exports to Nepal worth US$ 9 million, with a partner share of 1.99 percent.
  5. Bhutan exports to China worth US$ 4 million, with a partner share of 0.83 percent.

The top five countries to which Bhutan imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Bhutan imports from India worth US$ 1,031 million, with a partner share of 79.91 percent.
  2. Bhutan imports from China worth US$ 83 million, with a partner share of 6.46 percent.
  3. Bhutan imports from Singapore worth US$ 67 million, with a partner share of 5.17 percent.
  4. Bhutan imports from Thailand worth US$ 21 million, with a partner share of 1.66 percent.
  5. Bhutan imports from Hong Kong, China worth US$ 19 million, with a partner share of 1.50 percent.

Bhutan Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2007

Tariffs imposed by Bhutan in 2007 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 100.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 11.10.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 9.97.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 378,464.63 and duty free tariff line items share is 54.12.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI)

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year is not available.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year is not available.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Bhutan World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Bhutan in 2023 are below

WDI

Bhutan Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Bhutan is 89.
  • The trade across border rank is 30.
Doing Business

Bhutan Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 3.50.
CPIA

BhutanLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Bhutan in 2016 is 2.32.
  • The LPI rank is 135.
LPI

Bhutan Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Bhutan is not available.
SPRD