Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bhutan, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bhutan is 2.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bhutan peaked at 11.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 113th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.2% | — |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -42.4% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -55.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 33% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.3%, 42% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 2.2% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bhutan?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Bhutan was 2.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Bhutan ranks 113th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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