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Bhutan - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 24.08

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

24.08 (2020)

Global rank

##91 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1982

1.51×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#40#912018 overtook Senegal2020 overtook Paraguay
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Bhutan climbed from #40 to #91 (overtook Senegal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Bhutan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Senegal in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Paraguay in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1982-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1982199220022012202014.4817.7721.0524.34

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