Financial system deposits to GDP in Bhutan
Bhutan: Financial system deposits to GDP was 94.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bhutan, 1983–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, financial system deposits to gdp in Bhutan stood at 94.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Bhutan peaked at 94.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1987.
That places Bhutan 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 19.1% | — |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 21.1% | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +32.3% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.3% | 14.3% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 17.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 41.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 52.6% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,094 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Bhutan?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Bhutan was 94.1% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1987.
- How does Bhutan rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).