Bhutan Trade Statistics 2024

Balance of Trade

Overall Balance of Trade (Including Electricity)

Trade 2024 (Million Nu.)
Export 62,485
Import 121,164
BOT -58,679

Overall Balance of Trade (Excluding Electricity)

Trade 2024 (Million Nu.)
Export 43,362
Import 115,241
BOT -71,880

Balance of Trade with India

Trade Including Electricity

Trade 2024 (Million Nu.)
Export 50,434
Import 101,303
BOT -50,869

Trade Excluding Electricity

Trade 2024 (Million Nu.)
Export 31,311
Import 95,380
BOT -64,070

Balance of Trade with Countries Other Than India

Trade 2024 (Million Nu.)
Export 12,051
Import 19,861
BOT -7,810

Trade in Electricity

Plant/Utility Net Export (MU) Import (MU) Export Value (Million Nu.) Import Value (Million Nu.)
BHP 159.34 0 778.72 0
CHP 1,034.06 0 3,102.20 0
KHP 0 0 0 0
THP 809.04 0 1,804.16 0
DHPC 382.23 0 802.12 0
MHEP 2,537.04 0 11,080.35 0
NHEP 431.83 0 1,555.12 0
DGPC 0 1,458.16 0 5,923.06
Total 5,353.54 1,458.16 19,122.67 5,923.06

Top Ten Commodities

Top Ten Commodities - Import

BTC Code Commodity Description Value (Nu.)
27101915 Other light oils and preparations (HSD) 11,211,421,268
27101210 Motor spirit (gasolene) including aviation spirit (petrol) 3,958,844,211
10063000 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed 2,900,410,980
27040010 Coke and semi-coke 2,794,086,123
85171300 Smartphones 2,723,860,820
44029000 Other 2,638,985,057
72031000 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore 1,631,044,035
84718000 Other units of automatic data processing machines 1,387,528,665
10059000 Other 1,302,765,576
73089000 Other 1,241,582,929

Top Ten Commodities - Export

BTC Code Commodity Description Value (Nu.)
72022100 Containing by weight more than 55% of silicon 15,061,998,246
25169010 Boulders 3,458,164,306
72023000 Ferro-silico-manganese 2,715,858,498
49070000 Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps 2,666,448,596
25181020 Dolomite, not calcined or sintered, chips 2,585,428,835
25171000 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone 1,917,437,527
25201000 Gypsum; anhydrite 1,436,811,177
09083100 Neither crushed nor ground 1,234,693,291
25181030 Dolomite, not calcined or sintered, lumbs and slabs 1,143,724,057
72071900 Other 1,022,414,234

Region-wise Import and Export

RRCO/Checkpost India Export Other Countries Export India Import Other Countries Import
RRCO, Gelephu - Gelephu Main Gate 1,453,843,179 904,806,805 7,593,187,452
RRCO, Paro - Cargo - Paro Airport 1,778,354 83,932,248 405,072
RRCO, Paro - Foreign Post Parcel Terminal - Paro Airport 6,804 2,748,647,399 95,701,197
RRCO, Phuntsholing - Alley LCS, Pasakha 17,604,080,671 2,073,519,019 14,780,570,138 899,890,539
RRCO, Phuntsholing - Lamoizingkha 27,152,120 20,217,641 31,068,473
RRCO, Phuntsholing - Phuntsholing Mini Dry Port 1,946,218,998 2,873,944,204 51,166,414,431 13,257,484,652
RRCO, Samdrupjongkhar - Jomotshangkha 24,296,505 12,488,447
RRCO, Samdrupjongkhar - Pelzomthang 1,371,379,933 78,575,405 1,885,300,380
RRCO, Samdrupjongkhar - PhuntshoRabtenling 3,274,759,282 1,036,938,280 2,389,781,337
RRCO, Samdrupjongkhar - SamdrupJongkhar Main Gate 278,785,162 112,276,732 5,793,935,329
RRCO, Samtse - Bhimtar 9,317,964 881,829,430
RRCO, Samtse - Gawadrong Dry Port_Samtse 165,027,535 1,017,959,608
RRCO, Samtse - Gomtu 869,666,157 150,690,653 1,700,001,488
RRCO, Samtse - Jitti 8,848,624 8,937,535 1,108,912,062
RRCO, Samtse - Pugli 3,787,923,999 127,382,372 663,130,849
RRCO, Samtse - Samtse Main Gate 487,475,152 813,336,310 6,520,349,212 288,701,987
RRCO, Thimphu - Foreign Post Parcel 4,943,814 433,524,727
RRCO, Thimphu - Thimphu 122,973,348 1,937,401,859
Grand Total 31,310,560,439 12,051,164,211 95,380,122,675 19,861,290,576

Country-wise Import Ranking Order

Rank Country Value (Nu.)
1 INDIA 95,380,122,675
2 CHINA 6,960,140,917
3 THAILAND 2,667,017,852
4 SINGAPORE 2,469,653,176
5 BANGLADESH 1,370,238,933
6 HONG KONG 985,008,536
7 FRANCE 912,168,797
8 SWEDEN 628,960,373
9 MALAYSIA 579,839,961
10 AUSTRIA 537,168,109

Country-wise Export Ranking Order

Note: Export value less than or equal to Nu. 2,000,000 is excluded for computation of export ranking order.

Rank Country Value (Nu.)
1 INDIA 31,310,560,439
2 ITALY 4,782,277,378
3 BANGLADESH 3,585,829,483
4 CHINA 3,174,819,744
5 NEPAL 2,737,454,414
6 BELGIUM 2,674,745,765
7 NETHERLANDS 2,514,136,517
8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2,487,337,749
9 JAPAN 1,988,142,484
10 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1,584,917,894