Bhutan - External Debt 2016
$2.4B
+$278.6M from 2015
Bhutan's external debt was $2.4B in 2016, increased +$278.6M from $2.1B in 2015. This was the 33rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timor-Leste | $80.9M | -30.7% |
| 2nd | Tonga | $174.4M | -5.4% |
| 3rd | Comoros | $175.0M | 39.3% |
| 4th | São Tomé and Principe | $240.9M | 2.8% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | $263.8M | 27.2% |
| 6th | Vanuatu | $293.4M | 14.3% |
| 7th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $361.3M | -2.7% |
| 8th | Samoa | $444.1M | -4.8% |
| 9th | Dominica | $536.1M | 8.1% |
| 10th | St. Lucia | $543.7M | 2.6% |
| 11th | Guinea-Bissau | $595.6M | 3.2% |
| 12th | Burundi | $603.7M | -3.7% |
| 13th | Gambia, The | $623.1M | 6.3% |
| 14th | Grenada | $623.4M | 3.5% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | $743.9M | 0.5% |
| 16th | Eswatini | $765.4M | 70.1% |
| 17th | Eritrea | $800.8M | -8.5% |
| 18th | Liberia | $950.0M | 13.4% |
| 19th | Maldives | $1.1B | 13.3% |
| 20th | Togo | $1.2B | 9.9% |
| 21st | Belize | $1.3B | 0.8% |
| 22nd | Lesotho | $1.4B | 42.6% |
| 23rd | Fiji | $1.4B | -6.1% |
| 24th | Sierra Leone | $1.6B | 4.3% |
| 25th | Guyana | $1.6B | 0.4% |
| 26th | Djibouti | $1.7B | 38.7% |
| 27th | Cabo Verde | $1.8B | -0.2% |
| 28th | Malawi | $1.8B | 7.3% |
| 29th | Botswana | $2.1B | -4.6% |
| 30th | Kosovo | $2.1B | 1.0% |
| 31st | Guinea | $2.2B | 8.8% |
| 32nd | Haiti | $2.3B | 2.7% |
| 33rd | Bhutan | $2.4B | 13.2% |
| 34th | Niger | $2.5B | 12.7% |
| 35th | Afghanistan | $2.6B | 0.0% |
| 36th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $2.7B | -0.9% |
| 37th | Chad | $2.9B | 2.1% |
| 38th | Suriname | $3.0B | 15.6% |
| 39th | Madagascar | $3.0B | -1.0% |
| 40th | Mali | $3.8B | 2.7% |
| 41st | Benin | $4.2B | 16.1% |
| 42nd | Nepal | $4.3B | 3.7% |
| 43rd | Rwanda | $4.3B | 25.1% |
| 44th | Syrian Arab Republic | $4.4B | -1.2% |
| 45th | Mauritania | $5.1B | 1.7% |
| 46th | Tajikistan | $5.2B | 0.7% |
| 47th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $5.2B | -4.8% |
| 48th | Gabon | $5.4B | 5.0% |
| 49th | Algeria | $5.5B | 16.9% |
| 50th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $6.1B | -6.2% |
| 51st | Moldova | $6.2B | 2.0% |
| 52nd | Montenegro | $6.3B | -5.9% |
| 53rd | Congo, Republic of | $6.7B | -1.6% |
| 54th | Yemen, Republic of | $7.1B | -3.2% |
| 55th | North Macedonia | $7.4B | 11.7% |
| 56th | Honduras | $7.6B | -0.2% |
| 57th | Cameroon | $7.9B | 8.0% |
| 58th | Kyrgyz Republic | $8.0B | 3.3% |
| 59th | Turkmenistan | $8.2B | 16.6% |
| 60th | Albania | $8.5B | 0.8% |
| 61st | Armenia | $9.9B | 11.6% |
| 62nd | Cambodia | $10.1B | 6.6% |
| 63rd | Uganda | $10.1B | 5.4% |
| 64th | Myanmar | $10.1B | -1.1% |
| 65th | Burkina Faso | $10.3B | -18.6% |
| 66th | Mauritius | $10.4B | 1.4% |
| 67th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $11.0B | 11.1% |
| 68th | Côte d'Ivoire | $11.5B | 0.6% |
| 69th | Senegal | $11.5B | 9.4% |
| 70th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $11.7B | 0.1% |
| 71st | Zimbabwe | $11.8B | 18.2% |
| 72nd | Nicaragua | $12.2B | 6.1% |
| 73rd | Lao PDR | $13.5B | 17.8% |
| 74th | Jamaica | $14.0B | -0.4% |
| 75th | Azerbaijan | $14.5B | 9.8% |
| 76th | Uzbekistan | $15.3B | 13.0% |
| 77th | Zambia | $15.8B | 28.0% |
| 78th | Georgia | $15.8B | 10.2% |
| 79th | El Salvador | $16.6B | 6.3% |
| 80th | Paraguay | $17.2B | -0.4% |
| 81st | Papua New Guinea | $19.2B | -5.6% |
| 82nd | Tanzania | $19.5B | 6.5% |
| 83rd | Kenya | $21.1B | 6.4% |
| 84th | Guatemala | $21.1B | 3.7% |
| 85th | Sudan | $21.4B | -1.4% |
| 86th | Iraq | $23.4B | 22.0% |
| 87th | Mongolia | $26.4B | 9.5% |
| 88th | Jordan | $27.1B | 5.9% |
| 89th | Serbia | $27.9B | -7.7% |
| 90th | Dominican Republic | $28.3B | 5.9% |
| 91st | Tunisia | $29.5B | 4.7% |
| 92nd | Ghana | $34.9B | 11.4% |
| 93rd | Ecuador | $35.4B | 24.6% |
| 94th | Belarus | $37.5B | -1.9% |
| 95th | Bulgaria | $40.0B | -1.0% |
| 96th | Bangladesh | $41.6B | 7.2% |
| 97th | Mozambique | $43.4B | 12.9% |
| 98th | Nigeria | $43.7B | -2.9% |
| 99th | Sri Lanka | $46.7B | 6.2% |
| 100th | Morocco | $47.8B | 7.2% |
| 101st | Angola | $57.4B | 17.8% |
| 102nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $69.2B | 38.7% |
| 103rd | Lebanon | $69.5B | 1.9% |
| 104th | Peru | $70.3B | 3.6% |
| 105th | Pakistan | $75.1B | 9.4% |
| 106th | Philippines | $75.3B | -5.5% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | $90.5B | 10.6% |
| 108th | Ukraine | $116.3B | -1.9% |
| 109th | Colombia | $120.9B | 6.6% |
| 110th | Thailand | $131.1B | 6.6% |
| 111th | South Africa | $144.1B | 12.8% |
| 112th | Kazakhstan | $167.0B | 6.9% |
| 113th | Argentina | $181.6B | 2.5% |
| 114th | Indonesia | $319.1B | 3.6% |
| 115th | Türkiye | $398.9B | -0.1% |
| 116th | India | $455.5B | -4.9% |
| 117th | Russian Federation | $535.2B | 8.7% |
| 118th | Brazil | $543.3B | 0.0% |
| 119th | Mexico | $544.8B | 1.3% |
| 120th | China | $1.41T | 6.0% |
FAQ
What was Bhutan's external debt in 2016?▾
Bhutan's external debt in 2016 was $2.4B. This ranked 33rd globally.
How did Bhutan's external debt change in 2016?▾
Bhutan's external debt increased by 13.2% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2016?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2016 at $1.41T.
What is the external debt of Bhutan in 2016?▾
The external debt of Bhutan in 2016 was $2.4B. This ranked 33rd globally.
What was Bhutan's external debt in billion in 2016?▾
Bhutan's external debt in 2016 was approximately 2.39 billion ($2.4B).
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Bhutan's external debt?▾
Bhutan's external debt went from $2.1B in 2015 to $2.4B in 2016, a 13.2% increase.
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