Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 100.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Bhutan, 1983–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, liquid liabilities to gdp in Bhutan stood at 100.9%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Bhutan peaked at 100.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1987.
Bhutan ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 52.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 100.9% | +33.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 100.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 100.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.5%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 | 55.4% | 49.1% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 57.9% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 100.9% | 100.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Bhutan?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Bhutan was 100.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1987.
- How does Bhutan rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.