
Gross debt in Bhutan
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Bhutan in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 143.3 million and 3.4 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at three billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 4,325 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,827 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Bhutan total | Bhutan per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 0.14 bn USD | 254 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 0.17 bn USD | 294 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 0.20 bn USD | 342 USD | 11,241 USD |
2001 | 0.26 bn USD | 433 USD | 11,263 USD |
2002 | 0.33 bn USD | 528 USD | 12,266 USD |
2003 | 0.45 bn USD | 718 USD | 15,295 USD |
2004 | 0.56 bn USD | 876 USD | 17,606 USD |
2005 | 0.68 bn USD | 1,045 USD | 18,337 USD |
2006 | 0.76 bn USD | 1,162 USD | 18,887 USD |
2007 | 0.85 bn USD | 1,271 USD | 20,910 USD |
2008 | 0.80 bn USD | 1,189 USD | 24,100 USD |
2009 | 0.81 bn USD | 1,195 USD | 25,376 USD |
2010 | 0.94 bn USD | 1,377 USD | 26,515 USD |
2011 | 1.23 bn USD | 1,772 USD | 29,254 USD |
2012 | 1.41 bn USD | 2,014 USD | 28,198 USD |
2013 | 1.70 bn USD | 2,394 USD | 30,008 USD |
2014 | 1.88 bn USD | 2,621 USD | 30,677 USD |
2015 | 1.97 bn USD | 2,657 USD | 25,944 USD |
2016 | 2.43 bn USD | 3,236 USD | 26,287 USD |
2017 | 2.74 bn USD | 3,621 USD | 27,108 USD |
2018 | 2.77 bn USD | 3,640 USD | 28,543 USD |
2019 | 2.70 bn USD | 3,518 USD | 27,264 USD |
2020 | 3.04 bn USD | 3,940 USD | 30,919 USD |
2021 | 3.36 bn USD | 4,325 USD | 33,827 USD |