Economic Policy & Debt · Bhutan
Yearly data from 2006 to 2024, from the World Bank.
Bhutan's foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) was −US$2.82 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 88.03% from −US$23.53 million in 2014.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$2.82 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$13.01 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$23.53 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$16.55 million | 2017 |
| Lowest | −US$75.27 million | 2010 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$4.29 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$6.12 million | 2006 |
Over five years it is up 78.34% from −US$13.01 million in 2019. Since 2006 it is up 53.98% from −US$6.12 million in 2006.
In 2024, Bhutan's foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$7.38 million on 2023 (from −US$10.19 million to −US$2.82 million).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was −US$239,478 and a typical year strayed about US$32.63 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$70.71 million in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was US$67.73 million in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
In 2024, Bhutan had the 7th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -2,817,781 |
| 2023 | -10,193,822 |
| 2022 | -8,402,097 |
| 2021 | -6,783,112 |
| 2020 | 2,786,961 |
| 2019 | -13,011,377 |
| 2018 | -2,649,454 |
| 2017 | 16,553,760 |
| 2016 | -11,884,162 |
| 2015 | -6,450,954 |
| 2014 | -23,534,932 |
| 2013 | -20,433,631 |
| 2012 | -24,380,674 |
| 2011 | -31,141,615 |
| 2010 | -75,274,009 |
| 2009 | -18,299,707 |
| 2008 | -3,144,001 |
| 2007 | -73,855,770 |
| 2006 | -6,122,702 |
Every indicator for Bhutan is on the Bhutan data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.DINV.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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