Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bhutan's unemployment rate stands at 3.23% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.28% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Bhutan's unemployment rate was 3.23%, down from 3.28% in 2024.
In 2024, Bhutan's unemployment rate was 3.28%, up from 3.13% in 2023.
In 2023, Bhutan's unemployment rate was 3.13%, down from 5.95% in 2022.
In 2022, Bhutan's unemployment rate was 5.95%, up from 4.8% in 2021.
In 2021, Bhutan's unemployment rate was 4.8%, down from 5.03% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.23% | -0.055% |
| 2024 | 3.28% | +0.156% |
| 2023 | 3.13% | -2.82% |
| 2022 | 5.95% | +1.14% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.227% |
| 2020 | 5.03% | +2.31% |
| 2019 | 2.72% | -0.63% |
| 2018 | 3.35% | +0.323% |
| 2017 | 3.03% | +0.32% |
| 2016 | 2.71% | +0.257% |
| 2015 | 2.45% | -0.18% |
| 2014 | 2.63% | -0.24% |
| 2013 | 2.87% | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 2.05% | -1.18% |
| 2011 | 3.23% | -0.09% |
| 2010 | 3.32% | -0.64% |
| 2009 | 3.96% | +0.112% |
| 2008 | 3.85% | +0.148% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.57% |
| 2006 | 3.13% | +0.03% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.61% |
| 2004 | 2.49% | +0.69% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -0.054% |
| 2002 | 1.85% | -0.046% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +0.245% |
| 2000 | 1.66% | +0.255% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +0% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +0.007% |
| 1997 | 1.39% | +0.001% |
| 1996 | 1.39% | -0.008% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -0.005% |
| 1994 | 1.41% | -0.013% |
| 1993 | 1.42% | +0.027% |
| 1992 | 1.39% | +0.01% |
| 1991 | 1.38% | — |
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Bhutan's unemployment rate is 3.23% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.28% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.95% (2022); the lowest is 1.38% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.