Performance of financial institutions in Bhutan

Dil Rahut, Velásquez Castellanos Iván and Pravakar Sahoo

No 256, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small landlocked country in South Asia, located in the eastern Himalayas, and bordered by India and China. Bhutan is a small and fragile economy with a population of about 687,000. Nevertheless, its banking system plays an essential role in the growth and development of the country. This paper analyzes the financial performance, the development and growth of bank and non-bank financial institutions of Bhutan for the period 1999-2008 using both traditional and data envelopment analysis (DEA). The DEA analysis shows that financial institutions in are efficient and Bhutan National Bank has been the most efficient one. Overall, the paper finds that the ROE of the financial institutions in Bhutan are comparable to the international banks.

Keywords: Bhutan; Financial institutions; Performance; Deposit; Net income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 G21 G28 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Published in IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper, No. 256. 2010

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