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Bhutan: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-2.52percent · 2020-239.1% since 2010

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Bhutan from 1984 to 2020.

19842020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2020-2.517
20191.455
2018-1.621
2017-3.944
2016-1.154
2015-0.825
20144.087
2013-4.7
2012-1.584
2011-1.439
20101.81
20090.475
2008-1.324
20072.345
20061.259
2005-0.939
20041.929
2003-9.385
2002-3.508
2001-8.671
2000-2.293
1999-2.12
19982.407
19970.201
19963.15
1995-0.053
19942.849
19937.02
1992-2.338
1991-0.053
1990-6.077
19891.904
19883.966
19862.409
1985-6.343
19842.019

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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