Bhutan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bhutan
1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
6th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
6th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.7463 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Bhutan ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0984 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3542 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2558 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 0.3815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.127 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.6375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3913 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.8564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Bhutan, at 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.7463 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.