2025-26 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$2.1 million

2025-26 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$6.2 million

2024-25 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$2.1 million

2024-25 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$4.7 million

2023-24 total Australian ODA [actual]

$10.0 million

DFAT will manage an estimated $2.1 million in bilateral funding to Bhutan in 2025-26. Total Australian Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Bhutan in 2025-26 will be an estimated $6.2 million including investments in regional economic and growth, inclusive and independent media, energy and connectivity and the Australian Volunteers Program. Climate change and a focus on gender equality, disability and social inclusion are important cross-cutting areas.

Education

Australia's support to Bhutan focuses on developing human resource capacity, building people-to-people linkages and strengthening institutional linkages. Education is the central pillar of the bilateral development program.

Australia Awards is Australia’s flagship program for development cooperation in Bhutan and carries significant prestige. Australia Awards will support Australian development objectives in Bhutan through long term Scholarships, Short Courses, Fellowships, and alumni engagement activities. Since 2009, over 450 Australia Awards Scholarships have been offered to awardees.