Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Bhutan
Bhutan: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Bhutan, 2007–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Bhutan peaked at 0.5559 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 76th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4268 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.4164 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.514 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3927 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3407 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4722 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4776 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4382 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4835 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3888 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4177 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4079 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4723 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1473 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4524 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4164 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.514 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4262 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3407 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4835 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3723 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 73 Portugal 0.1966 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 China 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Guinea-Bissau 0.1905 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Botswana 0.182 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Tunisia 0.1785 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 South Africa 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Bhutan?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Bhutan was 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5559 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1838 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 76th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.