UN General Assembly
2018

While we have achieved two of the three thresholds for eligibility to graduate from the least development country category, we have, for two successive triennials, not been able to reach the economic vulnerability index threshold. Bhutan continues to face serious challenges in terms of its narrow economic base and vulnerability to natural disasters. The economic and structural impediments to growth are also reported in the vulnerability profile of Bhutan produced by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.