Bhutan's PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) was US$2.5 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 74.68% from US$9.88 million in 2011 (12.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.5 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.17 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$9.88 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$55.88 million | 2015 |
| Lowest | −US$10.1 million | 2020 |
| Average since 2012 | US$3.54 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$9.88 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bhutan's PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$12.6 million on 2020 (from −US$10.1 million to US$2.5 million).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2020), the average change was −US$2.22 million and a typical year strayed about US$28.3 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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$58.24 million in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$52.72 million 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 2012 to 2021 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | US$2.5 million | 2021 |
| South Asia | US$33.66 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$24.77 billion | 2024 |
What this measures
Nonguaranteed long-term commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 11 values
| Year | PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,502,000 |
| 2020 | -10,098,000 |
| 2019 | -4,169,000 |
| 2018 | -531,000 |
| 2017 | -4,684,000 |
| 2016 | 3,167,000 |
| 2015 | 55,884,000 |
| 2014 | -2,353,000 |
| 2013 | -1,874,000 |
| 2012 | -2,455,000 |
PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$139.92 million (2024)
- India — US$34.1 billion (2024)
- Maldives — −US$43.97 million (2024)
- Nepal — −US$99.09 million (2024)
- Sri Lanka — −US$432.14 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Bhutan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- US$2.5 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is down 74.68% from US$9.88 million in 2011 (12.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$55.88 million in 2015 and the lowest −US$10.1 million in 2020.
- Is the latest change in PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bhutan?
- In 2021, Bhutan's PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$12.6 million on 2020 (from −US$10.1 million to US$2.5 million). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2020), the average change was −US$2.22 million and a typical year strayed about US$28.3 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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.PNGC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, note: 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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