Bhutan's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) was −US$5.99 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 228.91% from US$4.65 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$5.99 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$28.8 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$4.65 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$54.87 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | −US$5.99 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$28.06 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$21,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bhutan's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) fell US$50.66 million on 2023 (from US$44.67 million to −US$5.99 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.46 million and a typical year strayed about US$14.67 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$30.06 million in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was US$50.66 million in 2024. 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 4% 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.
How it compares
In 2024, Bhutan had the 74th highest value of the 94 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | −US$5.99 million | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$22.81 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$9 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Bhutan in the 2024 ranking
- Central African Republic — 71st of 94: −US$4 million
- Sierra Leone — 72nd of 94: −US$4.82 million
- Burundi — 73rd of 94: −US$5.32 million
- Bolivia — 75th of 94: −US$6.38 million
- Chad — 76th of 94: −US$6.64 million
- Afghanistan — 77th of 94: −US$9.35 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 41 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -5,993,000 |
| 2023 | 44,666,000 |
| 2022 | 54,874,000 |
| 2021 | 25,662,000 |
| 2020 | 52,026,000 |
| 2019 | 28,799,000 |
| 2018 | 30,485,000 |
| 2017 | 29,680,000 |
| 2016 | -375,000 |
| 2015 | 20,749,000 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$1.54 billion (2024)
- India — −US$2.06 billion (2024)
- Maldives — −US$1.72 million (2024)
- Nepal — US$289.55 million (2024)
- Sri Lanka — US$260.96 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Bhutan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$40.14 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$77.45 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$156.84 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$199.44 (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bhutan's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$5.99 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is down 28,638% from US$21,000 in 1984. The highest value was US$54.87 million in 2022 and the lowest −US$5.99 million in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank?
- 74th highest of 94 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bhutan?
- In 2024, Bhutan's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) fell US$50.66 million on 2023 (from US$44.67 million to −US$5.99 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.46 million and a typical year strayed about US$14.67 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MIDA.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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