Bhutan: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Bhutan's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$10.19 million on 2023 (from US$6.82 million to −US$3.37 million).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was −US$88,714 and a typical year strayed about US$6.05 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$12.96 million in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$10.19 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 less than 1% 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 59th highest value of the 77 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.

Closest to Bhutan in the 2024 ranking

• Mauritania — 56th of 77: −US$1.11 million
• Tajikistan — 57th of 77: −US$1.5 million
• Kyrgyz Republic — 58th of 77: −US$3.08 million
• Bolivia — 60th of 77: −US$9.09 million
• Turkmenistan — 61st of 77: −US$9.7 million
• Albania — 62nd of 77: −US$19.59 million

What this measures

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 16 values

Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — US$873.23 million (2024)
• India — US$1.06 billion (2024)
• Sri Lanka — US$151.75 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$199.44 (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Bhutan's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?

−US$3.37 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is down 141.78% from US$8.06 million in 2009. The highest value was US$21.02 million in 2010 and the lowest −US$3.37 million in 2024.

How does Bhutan rank?

59th highest of 77 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bhutan?

In 2024, Bhutan's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$10.19 million on 2023 (from US$6.82 million to −US$3.37 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was −US$88,714 and a typical year strayed about US$6.05 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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