The Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. Link to external site : Website for Bhutan |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
1,096.36 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Medium |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
0.499 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | BTN |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | BT |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Common Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Civil law based on Buddhist religious law Upgrade to Bronze |
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| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
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| Allowed Models |
Unknown Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
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| Population m | 0.71 |
| Adult % | 69.00 |
| Migrants % |
2.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
40.20 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
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| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 33.00 |
| Female % | 18.50 |
| Literate % | 47.00 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 16.18 |
| Banked % | 16.00 |
| Access to FS % | 16.00 |
| Internet % | 6.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 98.20 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 0.10 |
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| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
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| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Other Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
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