External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 0 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Bhutan, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bhutan is 0 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 104.56 DOD, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1985.
Bhutan ranks 117th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 3.5 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 5.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +58.3% |
| 1991 | 2.49 DOD, current US$ per person | -55.1% |
| 1992 | 1.54 DOD, current US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 1993 | 3.08 DOD, current US$ per person | +99.8% |
| 1994 | 1.27 DOD, current US$ per person | -58.9% |
| 1995 | 1.05 DOD, current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1895 DOD, current US$ per person | -82.0% |
| 1997 | 3.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +1789.0% |
| 1998 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 3.45 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2000 | 2.56 DOD, current US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0491 DOD, current US$ per person | -98.1% |
| 2002 | 1.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +3235.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9 DOD, current US$ per person | +321.3% |
| 2004 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 18.85 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2006 | 23.85 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 26.52 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 11.66 DOD, current US$ per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2 DOD, current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 8.55 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 11.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 104.56 DOD, current US$ per person | +827.2% |
| 2013 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 4.66 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1163 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2017 | 3.99 DOD, current US$ per person | +3326.7% |
| 2018 | 5.68 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 36.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +539.7% |
| 2020 | 1.89 DOD, current US$ per person | -94.8% |
| 2021 | 3.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +101.8% |
| 2022 | 7.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +85.2% |
| 2023 | 1.18 DOD, current US$ per person | -83.2% |
| 2024 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.26 DOD, current US$ per person. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 85.39 DOD, current US$ per person. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +3326.7% | 0.1163 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.99 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +3235.6% | 0.0491 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.64 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +1789.0% | 0.1895 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.58 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2012 | +827.2% | 11.28 DOD, current US$ per person | 104.56 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6995 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.22 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 5.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 26.52 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.51 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 104.56 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 7.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 114 East Timor 0.9024 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 115 Guinea-Bissau 0.3711 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 116 Burundi 0.1887 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Burkina Faso 0 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Comoros 0 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Liberia 0 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Tonga 0 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Bhutan
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,171 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 34.98 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.28 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 4.29 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bhutan?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Bhutan was 0 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 104.56 DOD, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per person in 1985.
- How does Bhutan rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.