Bhutan vs Middle income: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bhutan
1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income
0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
10th
Middle income rank
9th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.7964 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 4.5 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Middle income ahead.

Bhutan ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 9th of 122 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0993 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1943 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle income
1990s 0.388 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.6557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3991 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.8665 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6417 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.14 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8982 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Middle income?
Bhutan, at 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2236 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Middle income?
0.7964 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 9th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.