Bhutan vs India: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
24.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India
24.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bhutan rank
63rd
India rank
64th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- India
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 24.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 24.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
Bhutan ranks 63rd and India ranks 64th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7881 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 11.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 16.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 17.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 23.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 23.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1847 current LCU per US$ of GDP | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or India?
- Bhutan, at 24.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 24.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and India?
- 0.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and India?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and India rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 63rd and India ranks 64th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.