CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) in Bhutan
Bhutan: CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) was 3.67 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA economic management cluster average in Bhutan, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia economic management cluster average in Bhutan is 3.67 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia economic management cluster average in Bhutan peaked at 4.5 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.67 1=low to 6=high, in 2012.
Bhutan ranks 27th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.33 1=low to 6=high | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1=low to 6=high | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.67 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.33 1=low to 6=high, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.67 1=low to 6=high is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.42 1=low to 6=high, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 1=low to 6=high | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 4.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 1=low to 6=high | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 4.33 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 25 Bolivia 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 25 Vietnam 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Cameroon 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Dominica 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Guinea 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Madagascar 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Nigeria 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Uganda 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Bhutan
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 104.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia economic management cluster average in Bhutan?
- Cpia economic management cluster average in Bhutan was 3.67 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia economic management cluster average recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest cpia economic management cluster average recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 1=low to 6=high in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for cpia economic management cluster average?
- Bhutan ranks 27th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia economic management cluster average rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Economic Management cluster includes monetary and exchange rate policies, fiscal policy, and debt policy.