External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Bhutan
Bhutan: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 84,727 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Bhutan, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Bhutan is 84,727 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Bhutan peaked at 84,727 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
Bhutan ranks 60th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 24.48 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +251.0% |
| 1983 | 37.76 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1984 | 58.47 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 1985 | 189.05 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +223.3% |
| 1986 | 448.46 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +137.2% |
| 1987 | 861.31 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 1988 | 1,436 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 1,538 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 1,718 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 1,816 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 2,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 2,608 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 2,643 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,838 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 2,955 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4,298 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1999 | 4,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 5,081 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 6,662 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 9,469 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2003 | 12,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 15,532 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 16,674 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 18,262 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 20,300 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 17,731 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 20,258 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 24,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 27,633 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 35,822 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 42,473 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 50,609 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 55,167 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 62,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 70,690 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 69,201 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 72,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 84,601 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 84,692 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81,823 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 84,727 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 511.12 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,538 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 2,737 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,718 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,204 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,081 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,300 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,072 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 72,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,961 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 81,823 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 84,727 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 57 Cote d'Ivoire 92,358 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 58 Benin 89,604 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 59 Uganda 89,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 61 Nigeria 83,781 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 62 Mozambique 83,222 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 63 Haiti 80,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
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- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -5.99 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -7.57 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 16.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,171 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Bhutan?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Bhutan was 84,727 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 84,727 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Bhutan ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.