Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Bhutan
Bhutan: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy was 90.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Bhutan, 2003–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Bhutan is 90.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Bhutan peaked at 90.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2003.
That places Bhutan 13th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.9% | — |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 90.6% | +6.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 90.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.5%, 2.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 20.9% | 35.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 45.3% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 83.5% | 90.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 306,653 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 68.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 263,028 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 23.97 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 816.98 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 847.75 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 871.71 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 871.63 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,094 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Bhutan?
- Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Bhutan was 90.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on other sectors of the domestic economy recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest claims on other sectors of the domestic economy recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for claims on other sectors of the domestic economy?
- Bhutan ranks 13th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on other sectors of the domestic economy rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. 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 Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds. 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.