Social contributions (% of revenue) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 0.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social contributions in Bhutan, 1985–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in Bhutan is 0.5%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 513.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Bhutan peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Bhutan 97th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -50.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +67.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -75.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +846.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.2%, 16% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% of revenue) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +846.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Bhutan?
- Social contributions in Bhutan was 0.5% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Bhutan rank for social contributions?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 513.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.