Bhutan vs Lower middle income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Bhutan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 16.2% against 7.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Bhutan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.3% | 2.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 5.0% | 7.8% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 7.2% | 7.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Bhutan or Lower middle income?
- Bhutan, at 16.2% against 7.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Bhutan and Lower middle income?
- 8.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lower middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Lower middle income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Bhutan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.