Bhutan

Official Name: The Kingdom of Bhutan
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language): Druk Gyalkhap
ISO Country Codes: BT : BTN
Internet Domain: .bt
Government Web Site: http://www.bhutan.gov.bt
Capital: Thimphu Main Airports: Paro Airport
Language(s): Dzongkha Population: 857,423
Currency: Bhutan Ngultrum ISO Currency Code: BTN
Telephone Dial In: +975 ID Prefix: 00




Bhutan

Government Website: http://www.bhutan.gov.bt
Central Bank: Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 64.97 ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 3.2% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line: 12% (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate: 5.8% (2017 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 14% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP: $2.405 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $11,832 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Bhutan Ngultrum
Currency Code: BTN
World Bank Classification: Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 16.4% rice, corn, root crops, citrus; dairy products, eggs
Industry: 42.1% cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism
Services: 41.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Stock Exchange of Bhutan ;

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Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s): Dzongkha; English
Customs & Excise: Department of Revenue and Customs
Development Bank(s): Asian Development Bank; Bhutan Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Bhutan Standards Bureau
Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A Corruption Perceptions Index: 24/180
Ease of Doing Business: 89/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: 92/136 (2016)
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Investment Agency: Ministry of Economic Affaires ;



Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:

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Banking Association

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Law Associations & Firms

The Bar Council of Bhutan


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