Short-term debt in Bhutan
Bhutan: Short-term debt was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Bhutan, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0% for short-term debt in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Bhutan peaked at 5.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
That places Bhutan 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 2.7% | — |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -55.7% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -42.2% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +77.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -62.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -83.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1717.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -98.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +2308.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +236.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | — |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -48.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +592.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2983.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +46.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +509.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +101.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +93.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -83.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 short-term debt in Bhutan?
- Short-term debt in Bhutan was 0.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank for short-term debt?
- Bhutan ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt 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 International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.