Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 80.88 US dollar per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Bhutan, 2007–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2023, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Bhutan stood at 80.88 US dollar per person.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Bhutan peaked at 243.44 US dollar per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.26 US dollar per person, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 141st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 90.4 US dollar per person | — |
| 2008 | 145.37 US dollar per person | +60.8% |
| 2009 | 118.27 US dollar per person | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 134.64 US dollar per person | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 243.44 US dollar per person | +80.8% |
| 2012 | 215.97 US dollar per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 88.2 US dollar per person | -59.2% |
| 2014 | 88.11 US dollar per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.89 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 88.84 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 85.74 US dollar per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 85.8 US dollar per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.09 US dollar per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 82.4 US dollar per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 80.36 US dollar per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 80.26 US dollar per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.88 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 80.88 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 172.33 US dollar per person, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 80.88 US dollar per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 69.53 US dollar per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +80.8% | 134.64 US dollar per person | 243.44 US dollar per person |
| 2008 | +60.8% | 90.4 US dollar per person | 145.37 US dollar per person |
| 2013 | -59.2% | 215.97 US dollar per person | 88.2 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 118.01 US dollar per person | 90.4 US dollar per person | 145.37 US dollar per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 120.47 US dollar per person | 85.74 US dollar per person | 243.44 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.97 US dollar per person | 80.26 US dollar per person | 82.4 US dollar per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 138 Solomon Islands 101.4 US dollar per person compare
- 139 Democratic Republic of Congo 88.5 US dollar per person compare
- 140 Myanmar 85.04 US dollar per person compare
- 142 Sri Lanka 77.44 US dollar per person compare
- 143 Togo 76.5 US dollar per person compare
- 144 Sudan 74.16 US dollar per person compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Bhutan?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Bhutan was 80.88 US dollar per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 243.44 US dollar per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.26 US dollar per person in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Bhutan ranks 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.