Bhutan is a lower income country coming under the South Asian region according to the Classification of Economies by region and income, FY 2005 made by the World Bank.
The country has a surface area of 47,000.0 Square Kilometer in the year 2003.
The economy of Bhutan is one of the smallest economies in the world. The economy is closely aligned with India by its strong trade and monetary links in the present days.
DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL INDICATORS:
The country had a total population of 896.0 thousands in the year 2004 compared to 873.7 thousands in the previous year.
The annual percentage growth of population is calculated at 2.5 in the year 2004 in comparison to 2.6 in the previous year.
The Life Expectancy rate in the country was 63.5 in the year 2003.
The Infant mortality rate (Per 1,000 life births) in the country was 70.0 in the year 2003.
Under the age of 5 mortality rate (Per 1,000 children) was 85 in the year 2003.
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
The Gross National Income, Atlas method of the country (Current US $) has reached 677.2 millions in the year 2004.The GNI percapita Atlas method (Current US $) in the country was 760.0 in the year 2004.
The Gross Domestic Product (Current $) in the country was 673.2 millions in the year 2004 with an annual growth rate of 4.9 percent.
The diagram shows the average annual growth rate of GDP for the country in different years.
The Life Expectancy rate in the country was 63.5 in the year 2003.