Net official development assistance and official aid … 2023 aid in Bhutan
Bhutan: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 156.84 million constant 2023 US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Bhutan, 1963–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in constant 2023 US$.
Analysis
In 2023, net official development assistance and official aid received in Bhutan stood at 156.84 million constant 2023 US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Bhutan peaked at 213.75 million constant 2023 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85,468 constant 2023 US$, in 1964.
That places Bhutan 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 90,299 constant 2023 US$ | — |
| 1964 | 85,468 constant 2023 US$ | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 1.62 million constant 2023 US$ | +1797.4% |
| 1966 | 459,176 constant 2023 US$ | -71.7% |
| 1967 | 96,289 constant 2023 US$ | -79.0% |
| 1968 | 1.23 million constant 2023 US$ | +1176.3% |
| 1969 | 765,609 constant 2023 US$ | -37.7% |
| 1970 | 1.78 million constant 2023 US$ | +132.4% |
| 1971 | 1.03 million constant 2023 US$ | -42.4% |
| 1972 | 1.22 million constant 2023 US$ | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 3.18 million constant 2023 US$ | +161.3% |
| 1974 | 2.76 million constant 2023 US$ | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 8.97 million constant 2023 US$ | +225.0% |
| 1976 | 13.55 million constant 2023 US$ | +51.0% |
| 1977 | 11.03 million constant 2023 US$ | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 9.98 million constant 2023 US$ | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 13.99 million constant 2023 US$ | +40.1% |
| 1980 | 21.07 million constant 2023 US$ | +50.6% |
| 1981 | 25.95 million constant 2023 US$ | +23.2% |
| 1982 | 29.71 million constant 2023 US$ | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 34.08 million constant 2023 US$ | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 45.41 million constant 2023 US$ | +33.2% |
| 1985 | 58.50 million constant 2023 US$ | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 80.97 million constant 2023 US$ | +38.4% |
| 1987 | 69.14 million constant 2023 US$ | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 62.12 million constant 2023 US$ | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 63.61 million constant 2023 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 65.02 million constant 2023 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 81.08 million constant 2023 US$ | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 73.81 million constant 2023 US$ | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 82.06 million constant 2023 US$ | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 89.08 million constant 2023 US$ | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 79.65 million constant 2023 US$ | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 73.69 million constant 2023 US$ | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 81.24 million constant 2023 US$ | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 78.72 million constant 2023 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 92.19 million constant 2023 US$ | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 76.38 million constant 2023 US$ | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 88.07 million constant 2023 US$ | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 89.19 million constant 2023 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 94.56 million constant 2023 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 87.59 million constant 2023 US$ | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 91.35 million constant 2023 US$ | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 104.87 million constant 2023 US$ | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 102.25 million constant 2023 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 76.17 million constant 2023 US$ | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 100.74 million constant 2023 US$ | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 75.00 million constant 2023 US$ | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 106.47 million constant 2023 US$ | +42.0% |
| 2012 | 148.79 million constant 2023 US$ | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 134.50 million constant 2023 US$ | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 129.88 million constant 2023 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 108.33 million constant 2023 US$ | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 53.26 million constant 2023 US$ | -50.8% |
| 2017 | 126.61 million constant 2023 US$ | +137.7% |
| 2018 | 113.19 million constant 2023 US$ | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 191.19 million constant 2023 US$ | +68.9% |
| 2020 | 213.75 million constant 2023 US$ | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 128.53 million constant 2023 US$ | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 201.52 million constant 2023 US$ | +56.8% |
| 2023 | 156.84 million constant 2023 US$ | -22.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 156.84 million constant 2023 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 691.09 million constant 2023 US$, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 156.84 million constant 2023 US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.00 billion constant 2023 US$, 16% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance and official aid received in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +1797.4% | 85,468 constant 2023 US$ | 1.62 million constant 2023 US$ |
| 1968 | +1176.3% | 96,289 constant 2023 US$ | 1.23 million constant 2023 US$ |
| 1975 | +225.0% | 2.76 million constant 2023 US$ | 8.97 million constant 2023 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 621,063 constant 2023 US$ | 85,468 constant 2023 US$ | 1.62 million constant 2023 US$ | 7 |
| 1970s | 6.75 million constant 2023 US$ | 1.03 million constant 2023 US$ | 13.99 million constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.06 million constant 2023 US$ | 21.07 million constant 2023 US$ | 80.97 million constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.65 million constant 2023 US$ | 65.02 million constant 2023 US$ | 92.19 million constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.12 million constant 2023 US$ | 76.17 million constant 2023 US$ | 104.87 million constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.72 million constant 2023 US$ | 53.26 million constant 2023 US$ | 191.19 million constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.16 million constant 2023 US$ | 128.53 million constant 2023 US$ | 213.75 million constant 2023 US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 113 Cuba 167.15 million constant 2023 US$ compare
- 114 Comoros 166.35 million constant 2023 US$ compare
- 115 Estonia 165.96 million constant 2023 US$ compare
- 117 Vanuatu 150.05 million constant 2023 US$ compare
- 118 Angola 147.17 million constant 2023 US$ compare
- 119 Costa Rica 144.59 million constant 2023 US$ compare
More aid effectiveness data for Bhutan
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 447,902 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 10,000 current US$ (2006)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 3.33 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 210,579 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 13,879 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 182,915 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 57,307 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 60.91 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Bhutan?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Bhutan was 156.84 million constant 2023 US$ in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 213.75 million constant 2023 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,468 constant 2023 US$ in 1964.
- How does Bhutan rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Bhutan ranks 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Net official aid refers to aid flows (net of repayments) from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. Data are in constant 2023 U.S. dollars.