Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Bhutan
Bhutan: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
106th
of 168 countries
All-time high
3,192 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
1.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
61
1963–2023
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Bhutan, 1963–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Bhutan peaked at 3,192 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1964.
Bhutan ranks 106th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.85 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 1.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 35.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1907.4% |
| 1966 | 10.1 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -71.3% |
| 1967 | 2.1 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -79.3% |
| 1968 | 26.5 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1164.0% |
| 1969 | 16.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1970 | 38.74 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +138.3% |
| 1971 | 22.07 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1972 | 26.29 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 69.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +165.5% |
| 1974 | 60.27 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 197.29 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +227.4% |
| 1976 | 296.92 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1977 | 242.87 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1978 | 219.7 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 307.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1980 | 462.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 1981 | 551.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 606.7 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 705.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 931.4 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1985 | 985.74 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1,289 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1987 | 912.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 1,158 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1989 | 1,339 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 1,331 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,689 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 1,620 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1,719 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 2,203 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 1,980 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 1,851 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 1,952 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1,870 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2,154 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 1,790 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 1,959 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 1,957 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,145 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 2,106 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2,187 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2,482 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 2,513 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,823 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 2,064 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 1,508 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 1,946 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 2,520 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 2,853 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 2,059 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 2,414 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 1,661 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 2,014 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 2,043 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3,192 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2020 | 2,540 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 2,035 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 2,021 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 5,092 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 | +1907.4% | 1.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 35.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +1164.0% | 2.1 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 26.5 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +227.4% | 60.27 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 197.29 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 35.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1970s | 148.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 22.07 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 307.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 894.17 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 462.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,339 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,837 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,331 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,203 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,103 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,790 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,513 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,221 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,508 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,192 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,045 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,540 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 103 Azerbaijan 1,752 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 104 Cameroon 1,690 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 South Korea 1,666 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 107 Cuba 1,550 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 108 Zambia 1,487 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 109 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,467 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Bhutan?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Bhutan was 1,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,192 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Bhutan rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Bhutan ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.