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Bhutan – PPP Conversion Factor

Purchasing power parity conversion factor for GDP. Number of units of local currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services domestically as one US dollar would buy in the United States. · World Bank
19.52 +0.15 from 2022 G20 rank: 128th · all-time high: 19.61 (2021)

APA

Bhutan PPP Conversion Factor. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/bhutan/ppp-conversion-factor

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_bhutan_ppp-conversion-factor,
  title = {Bhutan PPP Conversion Factor},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/bhutan/ppp-conversion-factor},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2026* trend 19.60
2025* trend 19.56
2023 19.52 +0.15 128th
2022 19.37 −0.24 129th
2021 19.61 +0.65 130th
2020 18.96 −0.55 130th
2019 19.51 +0.08 131st
2018 19.43 +0.27 132nd
2017 19.16 +0.37 133rd
2016 18.79 +0.24 133rd
2015 18.55 −0.10 134th
2014 18.65 +0.53 134th
Show all years (1990–2023)
* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +28.2% GDP growth 16.1% C/A balance 6.8%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Bhutan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw ppp conversion factor improve within 24 months. View full analysis →