Bhutan vs Maldives: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Bhutan
64.24 million constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Maldives
67.76 million constant 2024 US$
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 constant 2024 US$ against 64.24 million constant 2024 US$ in Bhutan, a difference of 3.52 million constant 2024 US$.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 132nd and Maldives ranks 131st of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 625,822 constant 2024 US$ | 2.72 million constant 2024 US$ | 2.09 million constant 2024 US$ | Maldives |
| 1970s | 6.92 million constant 2024 US$ | 6.05 million constant 2024 US$ | 875,655 constant 2024 US$ | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 41.78 million constant 2024 US$ | 21.73 million constant 2024 US$ | 20.05 million constant 2024 US$ | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 77.51 million constant 2024 US$ | 25.40 million constant 2024 US$ | 52.11 million constant 2024 US$ | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 81.47 million constant 2024 US$ | 28.39 million constant 2024 US$ | 53.08 million constant 2024 US$ | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 84.68 million constant 2024 US$ | 45.49 million constant 2024 US$ | 39.19 million constant 2024 US$ | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 75.23 million constant 2024 US$ | 112.48 million constant 2024 US$ | 37.24 million constant 2024 US$ | 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 constant 2024 US$ against 64.24 million constant 2024 US$ 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 constant 2024 US$, 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?
- OECD (2026) – with major processing by 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.
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About this data
Official development assistance component that represents grants. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.