IMF repurchases and charges in Bhutan
Bhutan: IMF repurchases and charges was 1.30 million TDS, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
IMF repurchases and charges in Bhutan, 1999–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in TDS, current US$.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.30 million TDS, current US$ for imf repurchases and charges in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28,525.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf repurchases and charges in Bhutan peaked at 1.30 million TDS, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,752 TDS, current US$, in 2012.
Bhutan ranks 120th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF repurchases and charges in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 316,132 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 342,866 TDS, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 170,041 TDS, current US$ | -50.4% |
| 2002 | 148,131 TDS, current US$ | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 131,536 TDS, current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 197,057 TDS, current US$ | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 268,109 TDS, current US$ | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 358,687 TDS, current US$ | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 313,588 TDS, current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 77,637 TDS, current US$ | -75.2% |
| 2009 | 21,596 TDS, current US$ | -72.2% |
| 2010 | 29,517 TDS, current US$ | +36.7% |
| 2011 | 10,102 TDS, current US$ | -65.8% |
| 2012 | 2,752 TDS, current US$ | -72.8% |
| 2013 | 11,833 TDS, current US$ | +329.9% |
| 2014 | 4,559 TDS, current US$ | -61.5% |
| 2015 | 4,197 TDS, current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 6,950 TDS, current US$ | +65.6% |
| 2017 | 4,160 TDS, current US$ | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 8,496 TDS, current US$ | +104.2% |
| 2019 | 82,901 TDS, current US$ | +875.7% |
| 2020 | 26,468 TDS, current US$ | -68.1% |
| 2021 | 19,944 TDS, current US$ | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 449,653 TDS, current US$ | +2154.6% |
| 2023 | 1.30 million TDS, current US$ | +189.9% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million TDS, current US$ | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.30 million TDS, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.38 million TDS, current US$, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.30 million TDS, current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 181.70 million TDS, current US$, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF repurchases and charges in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2154.6% | 19,944 TDS, current US$ | 449,653 TDS, current US$ |
| 2019 | +875.7% | 8,496 TDS, current US$ | 82,901 TDS, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316,132 TDS, current US$ | 316,132 TDS, current US$ | 316,132 TDS, current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 202,925 TDS, current US$ | 21,596 TDS, current US$ | 358,687 TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,547 TDS, current US$ | 2,752 TDS, current US$ | 82,901 TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 620,887 TDS, current US$ | 19,944 TDS, current US$ | 1.30 million TDS, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.53 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 118 Maldives 1.43 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 119 Samoa 1.36 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 121 Tonga 1.01 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 43,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 123 Russia 0 TDS, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Bhutan
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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 imf repurchases and charges in Bhutan?
- Imf repurchases and charges in Bhutan was 1.30 million TDS, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest imf repurchases and charges recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million TDS, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest imf repurchases and charges recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,752 TDS, current US$ in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for imf repurchases and charges?
- Bhutan ranks 120th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is imf repurchases and charges rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28,525.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
IMF repurchases are total repayments of outstanding drawings from the General Resources Account during the year specified, excluding repayments due in the reserve tranche. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars.