Bhutan External Debt 1981-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Bhutan external debt for 2022 was $2,960,243,054, a 3.54% decline from 2021.
  • Bhutan external debt for 2021 was $3,068,867,964, a 1.06% increase from 2020.
  • Bhutan external debt for 2020 was $3,036,756,638, a 12.31% increase from 2019.
  • Bhutan external debt for 2019 was $2,703,804,732, a 5.95% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Bhutan External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $2,960,243,054 -3.54%
2021 $3,068,867,964 1.06%
2020 $3,036,756,638 12.31%
2019 $2,703,804,732 5.95%
2018 $2,551,977,085 -2.15%
2017 $2,607,950,877 13.90%
2016 $2,289,670,352 13.85%
2015 $2,011,104,023 9.23%
2014 $1,841,155,641 20.48%
2013 $1,528,150,561 5.42%
2012 $1,449,649,027 35.42%
2011 $1,070,492,250 14.54%
2010 $934,629,272 18.83%
2009 $786,548,880 13.49%
2008 $693,075,804 -13.50%
2007 $801,238,273 11.11%
2006 $721,112,614 9.82%
2005 $656,602,174 9.19%
2004 $601,316,820 21.82%
2003 $493,626,169 27.87%
2002 $386,049,931 41.56%
2001 $272,712,510 28.90%
2000 $211,571,983 10.17%
1999 $192,034,099 12.27%
1998 $171,042,024 42.99%
1997 $119,619,860 5.82%
1996 $113,040,449 6.87%
1995 $105,769,088 1.21%
1994 $104,507,961 8.16%
1993 $96,619,573 8.32%
1992 $89,198,883 3.31%
1991 $86,339,685 3.34%
1990 $83,545,690 13.12%
1989 $73,855,716 10.10%
1988 $67,083,432 66.70%
1987 $40,242,794 92.06%
1986 $20,953,607 137.22%
1985 $8,833,075 223.33%
1984 $2,731,925 54.86%
1983 $1,764,111 54.22%
1982 $1,143,925 251.00%
1981 $325,909 251.00%