The websites listed below provide useful facts on Bhutan as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Bhutan:

• International Finance Corporation: Bhutan SME Toolkit
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Bhutan Profile
• The World Bank: Bhutan Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Bhutan 2010.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Bhutan 2010.
• Anti-Corruption Commission: People's Attitude Towards Corruption and Anti-Corruption Commission 2009.
• Freedom House: Countries at Crossroads - Bhutan 2007.

UNCAC Status: Signed 15 September 2005. Not Ratified.

Status on UNCAC Implementation
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• ADB & OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific: Endorsed 3 September 2007.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Not Signed.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.

Transparency CPI: 2011: 38/182 (Score: 5.7)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: +0.83

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2010.

OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2011: N.A.

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publication date: May 2011

Data verified by: Global Advice Network