Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Bhutan

Budget balance in Bhutan in 2031 — -5%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 188. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2031 -5% −0.4 pp vs 2030
World rank 159of 188
Period maximum 4.7%1993
Period minimum -12.2%2001

Trend over time

1981–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Bhutan, 1981–2031-15-10-505198119861991199620012006201120162021202620311981: -3.5%1982: 1.1%1983: -1%1984: 2.1%1985: -9%1986: -3.4%1987: -0.6%1988: 1.3%1989: -10.1%1990: -7.2%1991: -0.5%1992: -3.5%1993: 4.7%1994: -0.1%1995: -0.9%1996: 2.6%1997: -1.9%1998: 1.3%1999: -1.3%2000: -3.4%2001: -12.2%2002: -4.3%2003: -10.2%2004: 1.8%2005: -7%2006: -0.1%2007: 0.8%2008: -2.6%2009: -0.8%2010: 1.9%2011: -3%2012: -2.1%2013: -4.5%2014: 2.5%2015: -0.5%2016: -2.3%2017: -4.5%2018: -1.5%2019: -1.5%2020: -1.8%2021: -5.8%2022: -7%2023: -4.7%2024: -1.8%2025: -2.7%2026: -2.9%2027: -4.3%2028: -4.2%2029: -5.6%2030: -4.6%2031: -5%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan -5%
World computed -4.85%
South Asia computed -6.48%
Southern Asia computed -6.35%
Budget balance — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -5 −0.4 pp
2030 -4.6 +1 pp
2029 -5.6 −1.4 pp
2028 -4.2 +0.1 pp
2027 -4.3 −1.4 pp
2026 -2.9 −0.2 pp
2025 -2.7 −0.9 pp
2024 -1.8 +2.9 pp
2023 -4.7 +2.3 pp
2022 -7 −1.2 pp
2021 -5.8 −4 pp
2020 -1.8 −0.3 pp
2019 -1.5 +0 pp
2018 -1.5 +3 pp
2017 -4.5 −2.2 pp
2016 -2.3 −1.8 pp
2015 -0.5 −3 pp
2014 2.5 +7 pp
2013 -4.5 −2.4 pp
2012 -2.1 +0.9 pp
2011 -3 −4.9 pp
2010 1.9 +2.7 pp
2009 -0.8 +1.8 pp
2008 -2.6 −3.4 pp
2007 0.8 +0.9 pp
2006 -0.1 +6.9 pp
2005 -7 −8.8 pp
2004 1.8 +12 pp
2003 -10.2 −5.9 pp
2002 -4.3 +7.9 pp
2001 -12.2 −8.8 pp
2000 -3.4 −2.1 pp
1999 -1.3 −2.6 pp
1998 1.3 +3.2 pp
1997 -1.9 −4.5 pp
1996 2.6 +3.5 pp
1995 -0.9 −0.8 pp
1994 -0.1 −4.8 pp
1993 4.7 +8.2 pp
1992 -3.5 −3 pp
1991 -0.5 +6.7 pp
1990 -7.2 +2.9 pp
1989 -10.1 −11.4 pp
1988 1.3 +1.9 pp
1987 -0.6 +2.8 pp
1986 -3.4 +5.6 pp
1985 -9 −11.1 pp
1984 2.1 +3.1 pp
1983 -1 −2.1 pp
1982 1.1 +4.6 pp
1981 -3.5

Southern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.