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Bhutan - Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP) -2.52

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked

Latest value

-2.52 (2020)

Global rank

##26 of 158 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1984

-1.25×

Ranking Race — Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331972198219922002201220222024#6#262019 overtook Sweden2020 overtook Cambodia
BhutanNauruNorwayLesothoMacao

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Bhutan climbed from #6 to #26 (overtook Sweden). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bhutan ↓

Key Events — Bhutan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1985
Fell 33 places in global rank auto
1986
Climbed 31 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 55 places in global rank auto
1991
Climbed 41 places in global rank auto
1993
Climbed 29 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
1997
Fell 20 places in global rank auto

Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP), 1984-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19841994200420142020-9.38-3.911.557.02

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