Interest payments in Bhutan
Bhutan: Interest payments was 1.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Bhutan, 1983–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Bhutan is 1.9%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 62.2% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Bhutan peaked at 13.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1988.
That places Bhutan 127th out of 152 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 2.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Bhutan
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Tax revenue 12.3% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.9% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.9% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 8.6% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.5% (2020)
- Interest payments 1.5% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 58.7% (2020)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 40.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Bhutan?
- Interest payments in Bhutan was 1.9% 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 13.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
- How does Bhutan rank for interest payments?
- Bhutan ranks 127th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. 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 (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.