Bhutan vs Low income: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Bhutan
0.9929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income
0.2227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
2nd
Low income rank
3rd

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Bhutan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.9929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.7702 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 4.5 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 2nd and Low income ranks 3rd of 122 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 0.4958 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
1990s 0.3815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
2000s 0.6375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.8438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8625 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Bhutan or Low income?
Bhutan, at 0.9929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Bhutan and Low income?
0.7702 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Bhutan ranks 2nd and Low income ranks 3rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.