CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high) in Bhutan
Bhutan: CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high) was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.5 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 85 countries
All-time high
3.5 1=low to 6=high
in 2016
All-time low
3 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
CPIA trade rating in Bhutan, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia trade rating in Bhutan stood at 3.5 1=low to 6=high. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia trade rating in Bhutan peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
That places Bhutan 54th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4 1=low to 6=high, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for South Asia, which is 4 1=low to 6=high, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 54 Angola 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Burkina Faso 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Comoros 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Congo 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Djibouti 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Ethiopia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Kiribati 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Liberia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Malawi 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Mali 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Mozambique 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Nigeria 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Tajikistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Tanzania 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 54 Tuvalu 3.5 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 trade rating in Bhutan?
- Cpia trade rating in Bhutan was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia trade rating recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2016.
- What is the lowest cpia trade rating recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for cpia trade rating?
- Bhutan ranks 54th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia trade rating rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 trade rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trade assesses how the policy framework fosters trade in goods.