Multilateral debt service in Bhutan
Bhutan: Multilateral debt service was 46.80 million TDS, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service in Bhutan, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in TDS, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multilateral debt service in Bhutan is 46.80 million TDS, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 223.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Bhutan peaked at 46.80 million TDS, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,360 TDS, current US$, in 1981.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,360 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 3,313 TDS, current US$ | +40.4% |
| 1983 | 6,415 TDS, current US$ | +93.6% |
| 1984 | 32,809 TDS, current US$ | +411.5% |
| 1985 | 15,243 TDS, current US$ | -53.5% |
| 1986 | 53,988 TDS, current US$ | +254.2% |
| 1987 | 230,530 TDS, current US$ | +327.0% |
| 1988 | 301,108 TDS, current US$ | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 296,126 TDS, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 343,484 TDS, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 2.55 million TDS, current US$ | +642.4% |
| 1992 | 565,109 TDS, current US$ | -77.8% |
| 1993 | 659,026 TDS, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.13 million TDS, current US$ | +71.6% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million TDS, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.45 million TDS, current US$ | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million TDS, current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million TDS, current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 2.17 million TDS, current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2000 | 2.21 million TDS, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.06 million TDS, current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million TDS, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.51 million TDS, current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.38 million TDS, current US$ | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 3.80 million TDS, current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 4.23 million TDS, current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 4.53 million TDS, current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 5.80 million TDS, current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 7.57 million TDS, current US$ | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 9.43 million TDS, current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 10.47 million TDS, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 11.22 million TDS, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 11.78 million TDS, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 14.45 million TDS, current US$ | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 15.80 million TDS, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 17.15 million TDS, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 18.90 million TDS, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 22.08 million TDS, current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 23.03 million TDS, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 26.94 million TDS, current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 34.47 million TDS, current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 37.08 million TDS, current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 44.63 million TDS, current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 46.80 million TDS, current US$ | +4.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 46.80 million TDS, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 200.14 million TDS, current US$, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 46.80 million TDS, current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 670.18 million TDS, current US$, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +642.4% | 343,484 TDS, current US$ | 2.55 million TDS, current US$ |
| 1984 | +411.5% | 6,415 TDS, current US$ | 32,809 TDS, current US$ |
| 1987 | +327.0% | 53,988 TDS, current US$ | 230,530 TDS, current US$ |
| 1986 | +254.2% | 15,243 TDS, current US$ | 53,988 TDS, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 104,655 TDS, current US$ | 2,360 TDS, current US$ | 301,108 TDS, current US$ | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million TDS, current US$ | 343,484 TDS, current US$ | 2.55 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 million TDS, current US$ | 2.06 million TDS, current US$ | 7.57 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.43 million TDS, current US$ | 9.43 million TDS, current US$ | 23.03 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.98 million TDS, current US$ | 26.94 million TDS, current US$ | 46.80 million TDS, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 94 Lesotho 51.92 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 95 Djibouti 51.77 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 48.36 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 98 Kosovo 41.63 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 98 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.63 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 100 Afghanistan 35.05 million 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 multilateral debt service in Bhutan?
- Multilateral debt service in Bhutan was 46.80 million TDS, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.80 million TDS, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,360 TDS, current US$ in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank for multilateral debt service?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.9%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.