MacroGermany
Debt per person in Germany
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Germany's debt per person is $38,052 — #107 of 123 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$38,052
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Germany would carry about $38,052 of it.
Among 123 countries
- Rank
- #107 of 123
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 13 %
- 16 of 123 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $25,436
- since 1990
In Europe: #26 of 37vs median $6,376: +497 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Germany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Australia | $33,216 | −$4,836 |
| 106 | Canada | $35,720 | −$2,332 |
| 107 | Germany | $38,052 | — |
| 108 | Spain | $38,782 | +$730 |
| 109 | Greece | $39,263 | +$1,211 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.