Bhutan vs Maldives: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Bhutan
64.24 million
in 2024
Maldives
67.76 million
in 2024
Bhutan rank
132nd
Maldives rank
131st
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 67.76 million against 64.24 million in Bhutan, a difference of 3.52 million.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 132nd and Maldives ranks 131st of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 625,822 | 2.72 million | 2.09 million | Maldives |
| 1970s | 6.92 million | 6.05 million | 875,655 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 41.78 million | 21.73 million | 20.05 million | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 77.51 million | 25.40 million | 52.11 million | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 81.47 million | 28.39 million | 53.08 million | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 84.68 million | 45.49 million | 39.19 million | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 75.23 million | 112.48 million | 37.24 million | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 67.76 million against 64.24 million in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 3.52 million, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd and Maldives ranks 131st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.