External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan
Bhutan: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 21.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2020, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan stood at 21.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan peaked at 81.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2002.
Bhutan ranks 92nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.8% | — |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +650.2% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -84.6% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +569.6% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -65.5% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -76.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +815.4% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +316.3% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +48.1% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -75.8% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +160.9% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -38.4% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +49.3% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -10.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 21.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 21.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.7%, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +815.4% | 3.3% | 29.8% |
| 1996 | +650.2% | 5.8% | 43.2% |
| 1998 | +569.6% | 6.7% | 44.6% |
| 2007 | +316.3% | 19.6% | 81.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 5.8% | 44.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 3.3% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 10.1% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Bhutan was 21.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2002.
- How does Bhutan rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Bhutan ranks 92nd out of 181 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.