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Key Indicators
GDP (USD Million) (2011) 1055.48
Infant Mortality Rate (2005) 40.1/1000
Under-five Mortality Rate (2005) 61.6/1000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (2000) 255/100000
Poverty Rate (2012) 12 %
Literacy Rate (2012) 63%
Life expectancy at Birth (2005) 68.9 Years
Crude Birth Rate (2005) 19.7/1000
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Current Population
Bhutan:  
* This projection is based on the Population and  Housing Census of Bhutan conducted on 31 May 2005 and assumes the growth rate of 1.8 percent per annum at the national level. The growth rates at the Dzongkhag level are different depending on the fertility and mortality rates of the each Dzongkhag. The current population figure both at National and Dzongkhag level is updated daily.   

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Message From Director General
Welcome to the official website and data portal of the National Statistics Bureau (NSB), the main statistical agency and custodian of official statistics in Bhutan! You will agree with me that the need for accurate, timely and reliable statistics on various facets of our national life has been on the increase in recent times. In responding to this growing demand, NSB is making available online an expansive collection of data compiled over the years. This means that data that previously existed only in print, requiring laborious efforts, time and resources to obtain it, analyze them will now be accessible at your fingertips!  We have made every effort to provide as much data as currently available, and we’ll continue to update the portal over time. Nevertheless, considering that resources are limited, NSB strategy is to ensure that data production is demand-driven, which means that we focus our limited resources on data that are in greatest demand by our user community for policy and decision-making. With this focus, the improved website also represents a major tool in the achievement of our vision  - “towards supporting evidence-based decision making in the country”.  Since the ultimate purpose of data is to enable us assess the past, understand the present as well as anticipate and prepare for the future, it is therefore our expectation that data obtained from NSB website will inform public policy, promote accountability and good governance while facilitating the implementation of development interventions across Bhutan. Although the website and data portal will appeal to a broad cross-section of the public, it would be of immeasurable benefit particularly to researchers, students, and policymakers who are interested in making sense of trends in major socio-economic indicators in Bhutan, and to assess the progress we are making particularly towards Gross National Happiness.  I wish to express our sincere gratitude to our partners, stakeholders and respondents in the public and private sectors who have supported NSB in data production activities over the years. We look forward to more exciting collaboration to increase the quantity and quality of our data releases in future. I would also like, in a most special way, to appreciate the dedication and commitment of the management and staff of NSB at the HQ and across the 20 Dzongkhags. The NSB data portal is a direct outcome of their devotion. It is my sincere hope that the contents of these pages will satisfactorily meet the needs of all categories of data users, be it policymakers, researchers, analysts, students and members of the public.       
 

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News
Bhutan Poverty Analysis Report 2012..
The Poverty Analysis Report  2012 is based on the data from Bhutan Living Standards » Read More
Apr 30, 2013    News   admin  231 views
Annual District Statistics 2012..
National Statistics Bureau releases 3rd Annual District Statistics 2012. Download » Read More
Apr 29, 2013    News   admin  143 views
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT FOR 1st QUARTER 2013..
National Statistics Bureau releases Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report with 3rd quarter » Read More
Apr 26, 2013    News   admin  122 views
Bhutan Living Standards Survey 2012 Report..
The Bhutan Living Standards Survey (BLSS) 2012 Report summarizes the results of the » Read More
Apr 15, 2013    News   admin  386 views
NSB Updated CPI Changes..
The National Statistics Bureau (NSB) will issue a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) » Read More
Mar 11, 2013    News   admin  343 views
Awareness workshop with stakeholders/data providers Notifica..
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Dec 28, 2012    News   admin  312 views
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Tender Notices/Announcements/Vancancy
Re-tender All-in-one Desktop computers..
 Re-tender of All-in-one Desktop computers. Please purchase the tender documents and » Read More
May 13, 2013    Notices   admin  20 views
Quotation for supply of All-in-one Desktop c..
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Apr 25, 2013    Notices   admin  42 views
Quotation for Air-Ticket, 11th April 2013..
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Apr 11, 2013    Notices   admin  201 views
Quotation for Air-Ticketing(3 Personnel),3 Ap..
NSB/HRD/TRG/2012-13           &nbs » Read More
Apr 03, 2013    Notices   admin  171 views
Quotation for Air-ticketing (13-March-2013)..
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Mar 13, 2013    Notices   admin  201 views
Call for Quotation for Printing..
Call for Quotation for Printing of Bhutan Living Standard Survey report and Poverty » Read More
Mar 11, 2013    Notices   admin  246 views
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