Interest payments in Bhutan

Bhutan: Interest payments was 831.63 million current LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
831.63 million current LCU
Change on year
down 48.3%
World rank
122nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
2.64 billion current LCU
in 2013
All-time low
600,000 current LCU
in 1983
Years of data
35
1983–2020

Interest payments in Bhutan, 1983–2020

01.0B2.0B3.0B1983200120201983: 600.0k current LCU1984: 1.0M current LCU1988: 700.0k current LCU1989: 18.4M current LCU1990: 41.3M current LCU1991: 33.4M current LCU1992: 59.5M current LCU1993: 62.4M current LCU1994: 217.8M current LCU1995: 199.2M current LCU1996: 205.5M current LCU1997: 201.8M current LCU1998: 103.0M current LCU1999: 84.3M current LCU2000: 80.2M current LCU2001: 77.8M current LCU2002: 115.8M current LCU2003: 168.9M current LCU2004: 220.3M current LCU2005: 405.4M current LCU2006: 382.1M current LCU2007: 443.3M current LCU2008: 1.7B current LCU2009: 1.7B current LCU2010: 1.7B current LCU2011: 1.8B current LCU2012: 1.9B current LCU2013: 2.6B current LCU2014: 2.1B current LCU2015: 2.0B current LCU2016: 2.1B current LCU2017: 2.0B current LCU2018: 2.1B current LCU2019: 1.6B current LCU2020: 831.6M current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 831.63 million current LCU for interest payments in 2020.

The figure is down 48.3% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Bhutan peaked at 2.64 billion current LCU in 2013 and was at its lowest, 600,000 current LCU, in 1983.

Bhutan ranks 122nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.17 million current LCU 600,000 current LCU 18.40 million current LCU 4
1990s 120.82 million current LCU 33.40 million current LCU 217.80 million current LCU 10
2000s 534.68 million current LCU 77.80 million current LCU 1.73 billion current LCU 10
2010s 2.00 billion current LCU 1.61 billion current LCU 2.64 billion current LCU 10
2020s 831.63 million current LCU 831.63 million current LCU 831.63 million current LCU 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 119 Vanuatu 1.12 billion current LCU compare
  2. 120 Tajikistan 1.04 billion current LCU compare
  3. 121 Slovenia 839.34 million current LCU compare
  4. 123 Lesotho 820.90 million current LCU compare
  5. 124 Barbados 736.15 million current LCU compare
  6. 125 Afghanistan 676.62 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Bhutan?
Interest payments in Bhutan was 831.63 million current LCU in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 2.64 billion current LCU in 2013.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 600,000 current LCU in 1983.
How does Bhutan rank for interest payments?
Bhutan ranks 122nd out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.