Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre was 1,668 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Bhutan, 2007–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Bhutan is 1,668 US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Bhutan peaked at 4,531 US dollar per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,609 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2007.
Bhutan ranks 161st 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) … square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,609 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 2,618 US dollar per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2009 | 2,153 US dollar per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 2,478 US dollar per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 4,531 US dollar per square kilometre | +82.8% |
| 2012 | 4,064 US dollar per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 1,678 US dollar per square kilometre | -58.7% |
| 2014 | 1,695 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,688 US dollar per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,742 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,696 US dollar per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,709 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,746 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,663 US dollar per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,634 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,643 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,668 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1,668 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,427 US dollar per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1,668 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 21,760 US dollar per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre 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 | +82.8% | 2,478 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,531 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +62.6% | 1,609 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,618 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2013 | -58.7% | 4,064 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,678 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,127 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,609 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,618 US dollar per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,303 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,678 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,531 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,652 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,634 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,668 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 158 Sudan 1,908 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 159 Madagascar 1,900 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 160 Afghanistan 1,849 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 162 Namibia 1,561 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 163 Algeria 1,511 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 164 Cote d'Ivoire 1,424 US dollar per square kilometre 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 1,668 US dollar per square kilometre 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 4,531 US dollar per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,609 US dollar per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Bhutan ranks 161st 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 0.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.