Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Bhutan
Bhutan: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 42.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Bhutan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bhutan is 42.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 136.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bhutan peaked at 42.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Bhutan ranks 71st of 191 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.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 18.0% | — |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +38.6% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 0.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 68 Tajikistan 47.6% compare
- 69 Azerbaijan 44.6% compare
- 70 Chile 44.0% compare
- 72 Bahrain 40.9% compare
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 40.7% compare
- 74 Indonesia 40.4% compare
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bhutan?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bhutan was 42.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Bhutan ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.