CPIA structural policies cluster average in Bhutan
Bhutan: CPIA structural policies cluster average was 3.33 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Bhutan, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia structural policies cluster average in Bhutan stood at 3.33 1=low to 6=high. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia structural policies cluster average in Bhutan peaked at 3.33 1=low to 6=high in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.17 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
Bhutan ranks 34th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.33 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.33 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.33 1=low to 6=high is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.42 1=low to 6=high, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.27 1=low to 6=high | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 34 Burkina Faso 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Burundi 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Cameroon 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Guinea 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Guyana 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Honduras 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Laos 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Madagascar 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Malawi 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Maldives 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Mauritania 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Nigeria 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Tanzania 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Vanuatu 3.33 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)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia structural policies cluster average in Bhutan?
- Cpia structural policies cluster average in Bhutan was 3.33 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 1=low to 6=high in 2011.
- What is the lowest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for cpia structural policies cluster average?
- Bhutan ranks 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia structural policies cluster average rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA structural policies 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 Structural Policies cluster includes trade, financial sector, and business regulatory environment.