Bhutan vs South Asia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bhutan
1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Asia
0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
6th
South Asia rank
8th

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

  • Bhutan
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.848 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 6.2 times South Asia's.

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

Bhutan ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 8th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0984 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Asia
1990s 0.3815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1146 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.6375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4533 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.8564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.688 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1647 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9623 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$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or South Asia?
Bhutan, at 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and South Asia?
0.848 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Asia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and South Asia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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
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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.