Bhutan's PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) was US$419.6 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 146.34% from US$170.33 million in 2014 (9.43% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$419.6 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$270.95 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$170.33 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$438.35 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$19,604 | 1984 |
| Average since 2015 | US$303.22 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$19,604 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bhutan's PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) fell 4.3% on 2023 (from US$438.35 million to US$419.6 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +11.5% and a typical year strayed about 9.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 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 2,701.5% in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.3% 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$31.5 million a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 50th 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$419.6 million | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$44.03 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$152.9 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Bhutan in the 2024 ranking
- Sierra Leone — 47th of 94: US$463.03 million
- Mauritania — 48th of 94: US$450.76 million
- Zimbabwe — 49th of 94: US$430.17 million
- Eritrea — 51st of 94: US$407.4 million
- Tajikistan — 52nd of 94: US$369.36 million
- Albania — 53rd of 94: US$338.41 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt outstanding from the International Development Association (IDA) is concessional. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 35 percent or more. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 5 percent. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 41 values
| Year | PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 419,599,000 |
| 2023 | 438,353,000 |
| 2022 | 389,896,000 |
| 2021 | 352,623,000 |
| 2020 | 337,038,000 |
| 2019 | 270,948,000 |
| 2018 | 243,688,000 |
| 2017 | 218,982,000 |
| 2016 | 177,604,000 |
| 2015 | 183,425,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$20.73 billion (2024)
- India — US$14.69 billion (2024)
- Maldives — US$93.27 million (2024)
- Nepal — US$4.53 billion (2024)
- Sri Lanka — US$3.57 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Bhutan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$)?
- US$419.6 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is up 2.14 million% from US$19,604 in 1984 (28.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$438.35 million in 2023 and the lowest US$19,604 in 1984.
- How does Bhutan rank?
- 50th highest of 94 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) unusual for Bhutan?
- In 2024, Bhutan's PPG, IDA (DOD, current US$) fell 4.3% on 2023 (from US$438.35 million to US$419.6 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +11.5% and a typical year strayed about 9.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 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.DOD.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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