South Asia
Bhutan
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Bhutan's #5 import source (world lens). Bhutan is the EU's #168 goods supplier.
Bhutan on the world stage
Total imports
$1.3bn
2023 annual
Total exports
$436m
57 partners
#1 import source
India
79.9%
#1 export dest.
India
77.6%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Bhutan and the EU
EU imports from
€6m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€14m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #168 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 2.41
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
16
EUR/MWh
Consumer
12
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
24
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Export-revenue + dam debtMarket model
Vertically integrated state utility
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA)
Hydro-export revenue concentrated on a single buyer, India, compounded by a growing winter generation deficit that now forces reverse-flow imports.
Tracked infrastructure
4 hydro plants
2.2 GW · 3 building
3 coal mines
capacity n/a
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
29.9
→ 42.2 by 2050
Fertility
1.45
below replacement
Working-age
72.6%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
8.9
→ 22.9 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 0.79M · peaks 2052
By 2050: +11% (0.88M)