Bhutan
Asian Development Bank | April 2017
Abstract
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country that depends on the generation of hydropower to boost its economy. Hydropower contributes about a fifth of Bhutan’s gross domestic product.
Bhutan is currently one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia, and has recently made significant progress on poverty reduction. Growth averaged 7.6% over the past 3 decades, and poverty was cut roughly in half between 2007 and 2012. Yet despite solid growth and strong socioeconomic advances, the challenge remains for Bhutan to expand its economic base and make growth more inclusive, especially for unemployed youth and women. Developing a vibrant private sector is key to diversifying Bhutan’s economy and creating a more balanced, broadbased, and job-creating growth.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2017. Bhutan. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7791.Keywords
Development Indicators
Environmental Indicators
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Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Low Income Groups
Socially Disadvantaged Children
Rural Conditions
Rural Development
Social Conditions
Urban Development
Urban Sociology
Pension Funds
Mutual Funds
Social Equity
Financial Aspects
Fiscal Policy
Alleviating Poverty
Anti-Poverty
Extreme Poverty
Fight Against Poverty
Global Poverty
Health Aspects Of Poverty
Indicators Of Poverty
Participatory Poverty Assessment
Poverty Eradication
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Poverty In Developing Countries
Poverty Reduction Efforts
Urban Poverty
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Financial Statistics
Foreign Direct Investment
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Poor
Economic forecasting
Health expectancy
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Distribution of income
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Developing countries
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Mass society
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Population
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Peasantry
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