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Latest general, economy, trade, energy usage and development indicators of:

 

Bhutan

Indicators

Latest figures

Source

Population

647.0 thousand

World Bank, 2006

Population density 

45 persons per sq km

Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)

NA

Total area (sq km)

47 thousand

World Bank, 2006

Sex ratio

1.05 male(s)/female

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Total adult literacy rate

59.5%

World Bank, 2006

Rural population

91.2%

Per capita income

US$ 870

World Bank, 2006

Land use    

 

 

Arable land

2.3% 

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Permanent crops

0.43%

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Other

92.27

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Economy and trade

 

 

GDP

US$ 927.2 million 

World Bank, 2006

Structure of economy (% of GDP)

 

Agriculture

25.2%  

World Bank, 2005

Industry

38.1%

 

Manufacturing

7.4%

 

Services

36.7%

 

Exports (% of GDP)

27.8%

World Bank, 2005

Value of total exports

US$ 292 million

World Bank, 2006

Major exports

 

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Electricity (to India), cardamom,

 

Gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement

 

Fruits, precious stones, spices

 

Main export partners

India, Hong Kong, Bangladesh

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Imports (% of GDP)

55.8%

World Bank, 2005

Value of total imports

US$ 552 million

World Bank, 2006

Main import partners

India, Japan, Germany

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Balance of trade

(-)US$ 260 million

World Bank, 2006

Development indicators

 

 

Life expectancy

64.7 years

UNDP Human Development Report, 2005

Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation

70%

UNDP Human Development Report, 2004

Infant mortality

65 deaths/1,000 live births

World Bank, 2005

Population with sustainable access to an improved water source

70%

UNDP Human Development Report, 2004

Net primary enrolment ratio

102.1%

World Bank, 2006

Energy Usage

Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)

1.26

Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2006

Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)

00

EIA, 2006

Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)

.10

EIA, 2005

Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)

.40

EIA, 2005

Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)

.01

EIA, 2005

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)

From Consumption of Fossil Fuels

.31

EIA, 2005

 
 
 
 
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Part A.1

 

Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges

 

 

 

Summary

 

Total

Ag

Non-Ag

  WTO member since

 

2004

Simple average final bound

 

 

 

 

  Binding coverage:

 

Total

 

Simple average MFN applied

2005 

22.1 

41.3 

19.2 

 

 

 

Non-Ag

 

Trade weighted average

 

 

 

 

  Ag: Tariff quotas  (in %)

 

 

Imports in billion US$

 

 

 

 

  Ag: Special safeguards (in % )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency distribution

Duty-free

0 <= 5

5 <= 10

10 <= 15

15 <= 25

25 <= 50

50 <= 100

> 100

NAV

Tariff lines and import values (in %)

in %

Agricultural products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFN applied

2005 

0

0

3.1

0

5.5

87.0

4.1

0

0

Imports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Non-agricultural products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFN applied

2006 

4.1

0

34.9

2.6

26.0

32.2

0.1

0

0

Imports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part A.2

 

Tariffs and imports by product groups

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound duties

MFN applied duties

Imports

Product groups

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Binding

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Share

Duty-free

 

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

 in %

Animal products

 

 

 

 

30.0 

      0

30

 

 

Dairy products

 

 

 

 

50.0 

      0

50

 

 

Fruit, vegetables, plants

 

 

 

 

46.0 

      0

50

 

 

Coffee, tea

 

 

 

 

38.3 

      0

50

 

 

Cereals & preparations