Full trade & compliance profile
Bhutan — Trade & Compliance
Bhutan's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
4
trade agreements
1
cargo treaties
9.82%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Bhutan beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1India94.5%
- 2Rep. of Korea2.8%
- 3USA0.7%
- 4Singapore0.7%
- 5Italy0.2%
Top import sources
- 1India81.6%
- 2Singapore8.0%
- 3China4.8%
- 4China, Hong Kong SAR2.1%
- 5Thailand0.9%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Iron & steel46.3%
- 2Aircraft & spacecraft21.4%
- 3Salt, sulphur, stone, cement20.3%
- 4Beverages & spirits4.6%
- 5Inorganic chemicals2.7%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils18.5%
- 2Electrical machinery13.5%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances8.6%
- 4Pearls, precious stones & metals6.0%
- 5Aircraft & spacecraft5.7%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1India+18.79pp
- 2Rep. of Korea+2.38pp
Declining export markets
- 1Bangladesh−12.43pp
- 2Italy−3.81pp
- 3Nepal−1.83pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Aircraft & spacecraft+20.62pp
- 2Beverages & spirits+1.28pp
- 3Inorganic chemicals+1.01pp
Declining export goods
- 1Iron & steel−8.67pp
- 2Salt, sulphur, stone, cement−5.23pp
- 3Coffee, tea, spices−2.38pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) - Accession of Afghanistan2011
India - Bhutan2006
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)2006
South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA)1995
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
BTN
Ngultrum
MFN applied tariff
9.82%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Raw milk of cattle
44K t
Top mineral output
gypsum and plaster
450K tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 95 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗