Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bhutan's external debt stands at 3.36B as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.40B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1981 to 2025 (45 observations).
In 2025, Bhutan's external debt was 3.36B, down from 3.40B in 2024.
In 2024, Bhutan's external debt was 3.40B, up from 3.27B in 2023.
In 2023, Bhutan's external debt was 3.27B, up from 3.16B in 2022.
In 2022, Bhutan's external debt was 3.16B, down from 3.27B in 2021.
In 2021, Bhutan's external debt was 3.27B, up from 3.24B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.36B | -41.58M |
| 2024 | 3.40B | +136.47M |
| 2023 | 3.27B | +106.46M |
| 2022 | 3.16B | -108.62M |
| 2021 | 3.27B | +32.11M |
| 2020 | 3.24B | +432.95M |
| 2019 | 2.80B | +151.83M |
| 2018 | 2.65B | -55.97M |
| 2017 | 2.71B | +318.28M |
| 2016 | 2.39B | +278.57M |
| 2015 | 2.11B | +169.95M |
| 2014 | 1.94B | +313.01M |
| 2013 | 1.63B | +178.50M |
| 2012 | 1.45B | +379.16M |
| 2011 | 1.07B | +135.86M |
| 2010 | 934.63M | +148.08M |
| 2009 | 786.55M | +93.47M |
| 2008 | 693.08M | -108.16M |
| 2007 | 801.24M | +80.13M |
| 2006 | 721.11M | +64.51M |
| 2005 | 656.60M | +55.29M |
| 2004 | 601.32M | +107.69M |
| 2003 | 493.63M | +107.58M |
| 2002 | 386.05M | +113.34M |
| 2001 | 272.71M | +61.14M |
| 2000 | 211.57M | +19.54M |
| 1999 | 192.03M | +20.99M |
| 1998 | 171.04M | +51.42M |
| 1997 | 119.62M | +6.58M |
| 1996 | 113.04M | +7.27M |
| 1995 | 105.77M | +1.26M |
| 1994 | 104.51M | +7.89M |
| 1993 | 96.62M | +7.42M |
| 1992 | 89.20M | +2.86M |
| 1991 | 86.34M | +2.79M |
| 1990 | 83.55M | +9.69M |
| 1989 | 73.86M | +6.77M |
| 1988 | 67.08M | +26.84M |
| 1987 | 40.24M | +19.29M |
| 1986 | 20.95M | +12.12M |
| 1985 | 8.83M | +6.10M |
| 1984 | 2.73M | +967,814 |
| 1983 | 1.76M | +620,186 |
| 1982 | 1.14M | +818,016 |
| 1981 | 325,909 | — |
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Bhutan's external debt is 3.36B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.40B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.40B (2024); the lowest is 325,909 (1981), across data from 1981 to 2025.
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