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Bhutan

Bhutanese Financial sector Stats

Definitions

  • Assets > Claims on private sector > Annual growth as % of M2: Claims on private sector (IFS line 32d) include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Money and quasi money (M2) comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government."
  • Assets > Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency."
  • Capital markets > Financing via international capital markets > Gross inflows > % of GDP: Financing via international capital markets is the sum of gross bond issuance, bank lending and new equity placement. Bond issuance is the notional amount of bond issuance by government, public and private sector borrowers in international capital markets. Bank lending is the committed amount of funds raised by government, public and private sector borrowers via international syndicated lending. Equity placement is the notional amount of cross-border equity placement."
  • Capital markets > Market capitalisation of listed companies > Current US$: Market capitalisation (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. Listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. Listed companies does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.
  • Exchange rates and prices > Inflation > Consumer prices > Annual %: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used."
  • Exchange rates and prices > Inflation > GDP deflator > Annual %: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.
  • Exchange rates and prices > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average: Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
  • Interest rates > Deposit interest rate: Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits."
  • Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits."
  • Interest rates > Lending interest rate: Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.
  • Interest rates > Real interest rate: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.
  • Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio: Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions."
  • Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition of money supply is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS). Data are in current local currency."
  • Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Quasi-liquid liabilities > % of GDP: Quasi-liquid liabilities are the sum of currency and deposits in the central bank (M0), plus time and savings deposits, foreign currency transferable deposits, certificates of deposit, and securities repurchase agreements, plus travelers checks, foreign currency time deposits, commercial paper, and shares of mutual funds or market funds held by residents. They equal the M3 money supply less transferable deposits and electronic currency (M1)."
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Assets > Claims on private sector > Annual growth as % of M2 14.83% 2007 70th out of 152
Assets > Net foreign assets > Current LCU 25.2 billion 2007 94th out of 154
Capital markets > Financing via international capital markets > Gross inflows > % of GDP 0.0 2009 52nd out of 126
Capital markets > Market capitalisation of listed companies > Current US$ $39.00 million 1998 99th out of 100
Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country 151.55 2009 103th out of 162
Exchange rates and prices > Inflation > Consumer prices > Annual % 4.36% 2009 57th out of 161
Exchange rates and prices > Inflation > GDP deflator > Annual % 6.25% 2009 38th out of 163
Exchange rates and prices > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average $48.41 2009 36th out of 123
Interest rates > Deposit interest rate 4.5% 2007 77th out of 144
Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate 9.5% 2007 31st out of 130
Interest rates > Lending interest rate 14% 2007 54th out of 141
Interest rates > Real interest rate 9.35% 2007 31st out of 135
Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio 72.07% 2008 5th out of 158
Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Money and quasi money > M2 > Current LCU 23.71 billion 2007 113th out of 153
Monetary holdings > Liabilities > Quasi-liquid liabilities > % of GDP 17.58% 2007 94th out of 148

SOURCES: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.; Dealogic, and World Bank GDP estimates.; Standard & Poor's, Emerging Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data.; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Bhutan Economy > Financial sector Profiles (Subcategories)

Assets 7 Interest rates 4
Capital markets 5 Monetary holdings 8
Exchange rates and prices 4

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