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. On the other hand 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 2020 was between 142.1 million and 2.8 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 3 billion US Dollar was reached in 2020.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in Bhutan a debt of 3,623 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,776 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | Bhutan total | Bhutan per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 0.14 bn USD | 252 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 0.17 bn USD | 291 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 0.20 bn USD | 340 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 0.26 bn USD | 430 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 0.32 bn USD | 524 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 0.45 bn USD | 710 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 0.56 bn USD | 876 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 0.69 bn USD | 1,071 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 0.75 bn USD | 1,137 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 0.84 bn USD | 1,260 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 0.80 bn USD | 1,189 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 0.81 bn USD | 1,195 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 0.94 bn USD | 1,377 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 1.23 bn USD | 1,772 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 1.41 bn USD | 2,015 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 1.80 bn USD | 2,529 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 1.88 bn USD | 2,621 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 1.97 bn USD | 2,713 USD | 25,920 USD |
2016 | 2.53 bn USD | 3,437 USD | 26,262 USD |
2017 | 2.74 bn USD | 3,672 USD | 27,025 USD |
2018 | 2.70 bn USD | 3,583 USD | 28,454 USD |
2019 | 2.70 bn USD | 3,542 USD | 27,178 USD |
2020 | 2.80 bn USD | 3,623 USD | 30,776 USD |