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Bhutan — Central government deficit

millions of BTN · Annual · 1984–2024 · 40 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The latest central government deficit reading for Bhutan was −1.36B BTN in 2024. The previous reading was −11.57B BTN in 2023; the period change was +10.21B BTN. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −0.48% in 2024.

-15.00B-10.00B-5.00B05.00B10.00B1984201520202024BTNSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
2024-1.36B BTN
2023-11.57B BTN
2022-11.12B BTN
2021-12.14B BTN
2020-4.58B BTN
5 earlier values, back to 2015
20192.80B BTN
2018-2.86B BTN
2017-6.66B BTN
2016-1.83B BTN
2015-1.16B BTN
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.