Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -24.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Bhutan, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bhutan stood at -24.1%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 44.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bhutan peaked at -16.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -24.1%, in 2020.
That places Bhutan 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -18.3% | — |
| 2001 | -19.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | -17.8% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | -17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | -16.2% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | -18.8% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | -18.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | -17.5% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | -21.6% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | -22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | -20.1% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | -20.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | -18.9% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | -18.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | -17.0% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | -17.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | -17.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | -17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -19.4% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | -16.6% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | -24.1% | +44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -18.8% | -22.1% | -16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.4% | -20.1% | -16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -24.1% | -24.1% | -24.1% | 1 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,454 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 844.39 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 16.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bhutan?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Bhutan was -24.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was -16.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.1% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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