Bhutan vs Least developed countries: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Bhutan
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 72.3% against 30.8% in Least developed countries, a difference of 41.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.3 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Bhutan ranks 35th and Least developed countries ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Least developed countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 9.1% | 6.0% | Least developed countries |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 9.9% | 2.1% | Least developed countries |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 12.9% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 22.7% | 22.9% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Bhutan or Least developed countries?
- Bhutan, at 72.3% against 30.8% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Bhutan and Least developed countries?
- 41.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Least developed countries?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Least developed countries rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Bhutan ranks 35th and Least developed countries ranks 36th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.