Bhutan vs Low 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
Low income
0.3425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
6th
Low income rank
4th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.6675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.9 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Low income ahead.

Bhutan ranks 6th and Low income ranks 4th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Low income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0984 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
1990s 0.3815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7558 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3743 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
2000s 0.6375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.8564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2996 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3749 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.752 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$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Low income?
Bhutan, at 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Low income?
0.6675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Low income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Low income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 6th and Low income ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.