MacroSingapore
Debt per person in Singapore
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Singapore's debt per person is $169,268 — #123 of 123 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$169,268
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Singapore would carry about $169,268 of it.
Among 123 countries
- Rank
- #123 of 123
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 0 %
- 0 of 123 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $3,458
- since 2024
In Asia: #36 of 36vs median $6,376: +2555 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Singapore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | Italy | $59,376 | −$109,892 |
| 120 | Belgium | $64,578 | −$104,690 |
| 121 | Japan | $74,239 | −$95,029 |
| 122 | United States | $111,543 | −$57,725 |
| 123 | Singapore | $169,268 | — |
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.