🇧🇹 Bhutan National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Bhutan government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $4.4 billion, growing at $30 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 103%. Per-citizen share: $5,562.
The IMF's latest actual fiscal data for Bhutan is for FY2023/24; later years are IMF estimates.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Bhutan ranks 20th by debt-to-GDP, 151st by total debt and 89th by debt per person.
Bhutan's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Bhutan's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 125% (2021) to roughly 103% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Bhutan Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for Bhutan, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put Bhutan's net interest bill at about 1.9% of GDP in 2025, about $66 million, or 6.8% of government revenue. That is 91st of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Bhutan's National Debt
Bhutan's debt-to-GDP ratio of 103% is high: higher than 89% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Bhutan ranks 151st of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $30 per second, Bhutan adds about $3 million to its government debt every day — roughly $946 million per year. Each of Bhutan's 1 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $5,562. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Bhutan National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bhutan's national debt right now?
Bhutan's national debt is approximately $4.4 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $30 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 103% and each citizen's share is about $5,562.
How fast is Bhutan's debt growing?
Bhutan's government debt is growing at approximately $30 per second — about $3 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Bhutan's debt per capita?
Each of Bhutan's 1 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $5,562 of the national debt.
What is Bhutan's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Bhutan's debt-to-GDP ratio is 103%. That is higher than 89% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does Bhutan pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Bhutan's net interest bill at about 1.9% of GDP in 2025, about $66 million, or 6.8% of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 3,599,631,219 + 30 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=bt (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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