Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Bhutan
Bhutan: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional was -3.37 million NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Bhutan, 2009–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded -3.37 million NFL, current US$ for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 149.4% on the previous year and down 575.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Bhutan peaked at 21.02 million NFL, current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.37 million NFL, current US$, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 80th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8.06 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 21.02 million NFL, current US$ | +160.7% |
| 2011 | 15.09 million NFL, current US$ | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 5.95 million NFL, current US$ | -60.6% |
| 2013 | 874,088 NFL, current US$ | -85.3% |
| 2014 | -499,000 NFL, current US$ | -157.1% |
| 2015 | -513,000 NFL, current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.80 million NFL, current US$ | -1816.2% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million NFL, current US$ | -73.6% |
| 2018 | 5.93 million NFL, current US$ | +155.7% |
| 2019 | 7.66 million NFL, current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 7.67 million NFL, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.33 million NFL, current US$ | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 9.33 million NFL, current US$ | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 6.82 million NFL, current US$ | -26.9% |
| 2024 | -3.37 million NFL, current US$ | -149.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's -3.37 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.02 million NFL, current US$. (36 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's -3.37 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 151.75 million NFL, current US$. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1816.2% | -513,000 NFL, current US$ | 8.80 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.06 million NFL, current US$ | 8.06 million NFL, current US$ | 8.06 million NFL, current US$ | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.66 million NFL, current US$ | -513,000 NFL, current US$ | 21.02 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 million NFL, current US$ | -3.37 million NFL, current US$ | 9.33 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 77 Russia -1.59 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 78 Malawi -2.14 million NFL, current US$
- 79 Kyrgyzstan -3.08 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 81 Central African Republic -3.59 million NFL, current US$
- 82 Bolivia -9.09 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 83 Jordan -9.22 million NFL, 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 net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Bhutan?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Bhutan was -3.37 million NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.02 million NFL, current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.37 million NFL, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Bhutan ranks 80th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 575.1%. 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 Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.