Bhutan BTN

Bhutan sovereign credibility, in brief

Bhutan scores 59.8 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 1 of 7 in South Asia, the 100th percentile of the region. The score is unchanged over the past seven days. CPI 5.6% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (60/100).

As of 2026-09-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8

Regional standing

Rank 1/7 in South Asia · 100th percentile

In one line

CPI 5.6% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (60/100)

Bhutan holds #44 on the headline ranking, against 6 others we score in South Asia. None of them reach a stronger band than Bhutan; 1 sits in a weaker one. Their split: 5 in 50–65, 1 in 35–50. Sri Lanka tops them at #52; Pakistan closes them at #117. No neighbour here outranks Bhutan; the nearest below is Sri Lanka at #52. Mid-table is where the ranking moves most: a couple of points reshuffles several places. A flat week still shifts a position if the countries around it are moving. Same seven dimensions, same sources, same day.

Rank is the position in the full cross-country ranking, not within South Asia. 6 of these 6 carry one. Composite scores are part of a subscription.

Questions about the Bhutan score

What does a score of 59.8 mean for Bhutan?

59.8/100, band 50–65: some of the discipline holds and some of it slips, which is what the middle looks like. That is 9.8 points above the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Bhutan's central bank has already done, said and delivered.

How often is Bhutan's score updated?

Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-10 run. Seven days of data have left it exactly where it was, on 59.8. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-10 figure outright rather than revising it in place.

What is the 50–65 credibility band?

Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and 50–65 is step 3. Bhutan clears its 50 floor by 9.8 and stops 5.2 short of 65. The step above is 65–80 and the step below is 35–50. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.