Bhutan vs Upper middle income: Net financial flows, RDB concessional

Bhutan
56.67 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Upper middle income
-35.17 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Bhutan rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
10th

Net financial flows, RDB concessional over time

  • Bhutan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 56.67 million NFL, current US$ against -35.17 million NFL, current US$ in Upper middle income, a difference of 91.85 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Bhutan ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 94 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 2.55 million NFL, current US$ 141.03 million NFL, current US$ 138.48 million NFL, current US$ Upper middle income
1990s 3.16 million NFL, current US$ 121.04 million NFL, current US$ 117.88 million NFL, current US$ Upper middle income
2000s 7.90 million NFL, current US$ -59.43 million NFL, current US$ 67.33 million NFL, current US$ Bhutan
2010s 13.98 million NFL, current US$ -95.67 million NFL, current US$ 109.65 million NFL, current US$ Bhutan
2020s 38.68 million NFL, current US$ -142.81 million NFL, current US$ 181.50 million NFL, current US$ Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, rdb concessional, Bhutan or Upper middle income?
Bhutan, at 56.67 million NFL, current US$ against -35.17 million NFL, current US$ in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, rdb concessional between Bhutan and Upper middle income?
91.85 million NFL, current US$, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Upper middle income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Upper middle income rank globally for net financial flows, rdb concessional?
Bhutan ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, published as Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 4,574 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.