Broad money in Bhutan
Bhutan: Broad money was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Bhutan, 1983–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 83.3% for broad money in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Bhutan peaked at 95.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1987.
Bhutan ranks 40th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Broad money in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 20.5% | — |
| 1984 | 20.1% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +35.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.5% | 17.6% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 21.4% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 45.8% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 52.3% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 83.3% | 95.0% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,092 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 64.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 19.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2282 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,025 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,064 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Bhutan?
- Broad money in Bhutan was 83.3% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1987.
- How does Bhutan rank for broad money?
- Bhutan ranks 40th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. 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.