Deposit interest rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Deposit interest rate was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Bhutan, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 4.5% for deposit interest rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Bhutan peaked at 8.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
That places Bhutan 70th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.3% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 244.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.61 (2024)
- Net foreign assets 116.48 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.8% (2025)
- Broad money 83.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 87.16 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 455 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Bhutan?
- Deposit interest rate in Bhutan was 4.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for deposit interest rate?
- Bhutan ranks 70th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.