Foreign debt rose 5.93% to USD 2,703 bil in Bhutan in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Bhutan reached an all time high of USD 2,703 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 0.326 bil in 1981. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, foreign debt in Bangladesh amounted to USD 57,088 bil, USD 2,114,163 bil in China, USD 560,035 bil in India and USD 6,513 bil in Nepal in 2019.
Bhutan has been ranked 87th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Bangladesh | USD bil | 38,695 | 41,554 | 51,041 | 57,089 | 62,427 | ||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | USD bil | 2,011 | 2,290 | 2,608 | 2,552 | 2,704 | ||||||||||||||||
China | USD bil | 1,333,769 | 1,413,904 | 1,704,594 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | ||||||||||||||||
India | USD bil | 478,826 | 455,502 | 511,473 | 521,030 | 560,871 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Myanmar | USD bil | 10,220 | 10,112 | 10,783 | 10,729 | 11,178 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | USD bil | 4,143 | 4,297 | 4,963 | 5,511 | 6,513 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | USD bil | 68,614 | 75,052 | 91,662 | 99,224 | 107,883 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | USD bil | 492,191 | 535,225 | 519,203 | 477,785 | 485,793 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | USD bil | 43,925 | 46,661 | 50,766 | 52,920 | 56,118 | ||||||||||||||||
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