Average inflation measured by CPI rose 39.2% to 3.62% in Bhutan in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Bhutan reached an all time high of 13.0% in 1984 and an all time low of 2.47% in 2003. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Bangladesh amounted to 5.65%, 2.92% in China, 4.95% in India and 6.38% in Nepal in 2020.
Bhutan has been ranked 60th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Bangladesh | % | 5.56% | 6.15% | 9.05% | 6.80% | 6.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 12.6% | 7.66% | 6.56% | 5.62% | 4.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.853% | 2.17% | 2.24% | 1.86% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 5.51% | 6.89% | 5.14% | 4.36% | 4.13% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | -0.235% | 1.99% | 1.39% | 1.04% | 0.996% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 3.64% | 16.2% | 13.3% | 7.83% | 7.83% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 3.60% | 6.26% | 7.68% | 7.02% | 6.05% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 8.90% | 12.1% | 19.9% | 10.0% | 7.71% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 6.69% | 13.8% | 5.04% | 4.00% | 4.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 5.96% | 48.2% | 29.5% | 5.98% | 5.87% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.69% | 8.05% | 3.51% | 2.23% | 2.04% |
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