Bhutan's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) was US$46.74 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.22% from US$49.31 million in 2014 (0.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$46.74 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$85.29 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$49.31 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$118.44 million | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$330,000 | 1981 |
| Average since 2015 | US$57.91 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$330,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bhutan's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) fell 18.3% on 2023 (from US$57.18 million to US$46.74 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +146.6% and a typical year strayed about 638.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 3,468.6% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 91% in 2016. 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 27% 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 71st highest value of the 118 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$46.74 million | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$7.06 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$33.58 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Bhutan in the 2024 ranking
- Lesotho — 68th of 118: US$51.9 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 69th of 118: US$51.27 million
- Eswatini — 70th of 118: US$47.18 million
- Cabo Verde — 72nd of 118: US$40.61 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 73rd of 118: US$33.58 million
- Djibouti — 74th of 118: US$32.43 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 46,740,000 |
| 2023 | 57,175,000 |
| 2022 | 106,531,000 |
| 2021 | 59,090,000 |
| 2020 | 118,444,000 |
| 2019 | 85,289,000 |
| 2018 | 41,428,000 |
| 2017 | 48,141,000 |
| 2016 | 1,349,000 |
| 2015 | 14,941,000 |
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$3.42 billion (2024)
- India — US$2.11 billion (2024)
- Maldives — −US$6.28 million (2024)
- Nepal — US$533.2 million (2024)
- Sri Lanka — US$947.12 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Bhutan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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, multilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- US$46.74 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 14,064% from US$330,000 in 1981 (12.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$118.44 million in 2020 and the lowest US$330,000 in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank?
- 71st highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bhutan?
- In 2024, Bhutan's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) fell 18.3% on 2023 (from US$57.18 million to US$46.74 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +146.6% and a typical year strayed about 638.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MLAT.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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