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Debt per person

How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?

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.

Madagascar leads with $292; Singapore sits last at $169,268. Best-for-you first — lower is better here.

Coverage: 123 of ~95 countries this field can reach — Derived: needs debt/GDP (IMF WEO) and GDP/capita (World Bank) dated within two years of each other

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36 of 123 countries between $354 and $3,03024 of 123 countries between $3,030 and $5,7068 of 123 countries between $5,706 and $8,3826 of 123 countries between $8,382 and $11,0587 of 123 countries between $11,058 and $13,7344 of 123 countries between $13,734 and $16,4106 of 123 countries between $16,410 and $19,0862 of 123 countries between $19,086 and $21,7623 of 123 countries between $21,762 and $24,4383 of 123 countries between $24,438 and $27,1143 of 123 countries between $27,114 and $29,7902 of 123 countries between $29,790 and $32,4661 of 123 countries between $32,466 and $35,1421 of 123 countries between $35,142 and $37,8184 of 123 countries between $37,818 and $40,4942 of 123 countries between $40,494 and $43,1702 of 123 countries between $43,170 and $45,8462 of 123 countries between $48,522 and $51,1982 of 123 countries between $56,550 and $59,2261 of 123 countries between $59,226 and $61,9024 of 123 countries between $61,902 and $64,578median $6,376$354$64,578
Half of all 123 countries sit between $2,477 and $19,482. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

On the map

Fiji — Debt per person: $5,227Tanzania — Debt per person: $655W. Sahara — no data yetCanada — Debt per person: $35,720United States — Debt per person: $111,543Kazakhstan — Debt per person: $3,614Uzbekistan — no data yetPapua New Guinea — Debt per person: $1,573Indonesia — Debt per person: $2,074Argentina — Debt per person: $11,963Chile — Debt per person: $7,522Dem. Rep. Congo — no data yetSomalia — no data yetKenya — Debt per person: $1,637Sudan — no data yetChad — no data yetHaiti — Debt per person: $331Dominican Republic — Debt per person: $6,525Russia — Debt per person: $3,018Bahamas — Debt per person: $29,118Falkland Is. — no data yetNorway — Debt per person: $42,567Greenland — no data yetFr. S. Antarctic Lands — no data yetTimor-Leste — no data yetSouth Africa — Debt per person: $5,186Lesotho — no data yetMexico — Debt per person: $8,584Uruguay — Debt per person: $16,567Brazil — Debt per person: $9,995Bolivia — Debt per person: $4,365Peru — Debt per person: $2,925Colombia — Debt per person: $5,128Panama — Debt per person: $11,201Costa Rica — Debt per person: $12,062Nicaragua — Debt per person: $1,104Honduras — Debt per person: $1,482El Salvador — Debt per person: $5,029Guatemala — Debt per person: $1,795Belize — Debt per person: $5,341Venezuela — no data yetGuyana — Debt per person: $9,270Suriname — Debt per person: $7,480France — Debt per person: $56,823Ecuador — Debt per person: $3,876Puerto Rico — Debt per person: $7,312Jamaica — no data yetCuba — no data yetZimbabwe — Debt per person: $1,323Botswana — Debt per person: $3,002Namibia — Debt per person: $3,423Senegal — no data yetMali — no data yetMauritania — no data yetBenin — no data yetNiger — no data yetNigeria — Debt per person: $435Cameroon — no data yetTogo — no data yetGhana — Debt per person: $1,589Côte d'Ivoire — no data yetGuinea — no data yetGuinea-Bissau — no data yetLiberia — no data yetSierra Leone — no data yetBurkina Faso — no data yetCentral African Rep. — no data yetCongo — no data yetGabon — no data yetEq. Guinea — no data yetZambia — Debt per person: $1,133Malawi — Debt per person: $526Mozambique — Debt per person: $450eSwatini — no data yetAngola — Debt per person: $1,605Burundi — no data yetIsrael — Debt per person: $41,331Lebanon — Debt per person: $6,236Madagascar — Debt per person: $292Palestine — no data yetGambia — no data yetTunisia — Debt per person: $3,786Algeria — Debt per person: $3,274Jordan — Debt per person: $4,428United Arab Emirates — Debt per person: $17,244Qatar — Debt per person: $30,025Kuwait — Debt per person: $4,718Iraq — Debt per person: $2,916Oman — no data yetVanuatu — no data yetCambodia — Debt per person: $761Thailand — Debt per person: $5,213Laos — no data yetMyanmar — Debt per person: $773Vietnam — Debt per person: $1,535North Korea — no data yetSouth Korea — Debt per person: $18,947Mongolia — Debt per person: $3,206India — Debt per person: $2,273Bangladesh — Debt per person: $1,091Bhutan — no data yetNepal — Debt per person: $739Pakistan — Debt per person: $1,162Afghanistan — no data yetTajikistan — Debt per person: $354Kyrgyzstan — Debt per person: $1,109Turkmenistan — no data yetIran — Debt per person: $1,464Syria — no data yetArmenia — Debt per person: $4,642Sweden — Debt per person: $22,033Belarus — Debt per person: $3,402Ukraine — Debt per person: $6,376Poland — Debt per person: $16,711Austria — Debt per person: $50,659Hungary — Debt per person: $19,482Moldova — Debt per person: $3,156Romania — Debt per person: $13,658Lithuania — Debt per person: $13,118Latvia — Debt per person: $12,340Estonia — Debt per person: $8,329Germany — Debt per person: $38,052Bulgaria — Debt per person: $5,509Greece — Debt per person: $39,263Turkey — Debt per person: $4,371Albania — no data yetCroatia — Debt per person: $15,151Switzerland — Debt per person: $25,569Luxembourg — Debt per person: $39,758Belgium — Debt per person: $64,578Netherlands — Debt per person: $31,905Portugal — Debt per person: $28,842Spain — Debt per person: $38,782Ireland — Debt per person: $43,294New Caledonia — no data yetSolomon Is. — no data yetNew Zealand — Debt per person: $27,126Australia — Debt per person: $33,216Sri Lanka — Debt per person: $5,042China — Debt per person: $13,751Taiwan — no data yetItaly — Debt per person: $59,376Denmark — Debt per person: $21,167United Kingdom — Debt per person: $58,927Iceland — no data yetAzerbaijan — Debt per person: $1,490Georgia — Debt per person: $3,324Philippines — Debt per person: $2,477Malaysia — Debt per person: $9,279Brunei — Debt per person: $484Slovenia — Debt per person: $24,631Finland — Debt per person: $50,141Slovakia — Debt per person: $17,583Czech Republic — Debt per person: $16,019Eritrea — no data yetJapan — Debt per person: $74,239Paraguay — no data yetYemen — no data yetSaudi Arabia — Debt per person: $10,948N. Cyprus — no data yetCyprus — Debt per person: $23,106Morocco — Debt per person: $3,135Egypt — Debt per person: $2,678Libya — no data yetEthiopia — Debt per person: $402Djibouti — no data yetSomaliland — no data yetUganda — no data yetRwanda — Debt per person: $726Bosnia and Herzegovina — Debt per person: $3,104Macedonia — no data yetSerbia — no data yetMontenegro — Debt per person: $9,942Kosovo — no data yetTrinidad and Tobago — Debt per person: $15,970S. Sudan — no data yetFiji — Debt per person: $5,227Haiti — Debt per person: $331Dominican Republic — Debt per person: $6,525Bahamas — Debt per person: $29,118Panama — Debt per person: $11,201Costa Rica — Debt per person: $12,062Honduras — Debt per person: $1,482El Salvador — Debt per person: $5,029Guatemala — Debt per person: $1,795Belize — Debt per person: $5,341Puerto Rico — Debt per person: $7,312Malawi — Debt per person: $526Israel — Debt per person: $41,331Lebanon — Debt per person: $6,236Jordan — Debt per person: $4,428United Arab Emirates — Debt per person: $17,244Qatar — Debt per person: $30,025Kuwait — Debt per person: $4,718South Korea — Debt per person: $18,947Armenia — Debt per person: $4,642Austria — Debt per person: $50,659Hungary — Debt per person: $19,482Moldova — Debt per person: $3,156Lithuania — Debt per person: $13,118Latvia — Debt per person: $12,340Estonia — Debt per person: $8,329Croatia — Debt per person: $15,151Switzerland — Debt per person: $25,569Luxembourg — Debt per person: $39,758Belgium — Debt per person: $64,578Netherlands — Debt per person: $31,905Portugal — Debt per person: $28,842Ireland — Debt per person: $43,294Sri Lanka — Debt per person: $5,042Denmark — Debt per person: $21,167Azerbaijan — Debt per person: $1,490Georgia — Debt per person: $3,324Brunei — Debt per person: $484Slovenia — Debt per person: $24,631Slovakia — Debt per person: $17,583Czech Republic — Debt per person: $16,019Cyprus — Debt per person: $23,106Rwanda — Debt per person: $726Bosnia and Herzegovina — Debt per person: $3,104Montenegro — Debt per person: $9,942Trinidad and Tobago — Debt per person: $15,970Debt per person$292$169,268

The full ranking

1Madagascar$2922025Checked 23 Sept 2026
2Haiti$3312025Checked 23 Sept 2026
3Tajikistan$3542025Checked 23 Sept 2026
4Ethiopia$4022025Checked 23 Sept 2026
5Nigeria$4352025Checked 23 Sept 2026
6Mozambique$4502024Checked 6 Sept 2026
7Brunei$4842025Checked 23 Sept 2026
8Malawi$5262025Checked 23 Sept 2026
9Tanzania$6552025Checked 23 Sept 2026
10Rwanda$7262025Checked 23 Sept 2026
11Nepal$7392025Checked 23 Sept 2026
12Cambodia$7612025Checked 23 Sept 2026
13Myanmar$7732025Checked 23 Sept 2026
14Bangladesh$1,0912025Checked 23 Sept 2026
15Nicaragua$1,1042025Checked 23 Sept 2026
16Kyrgyzstan$1,1092025Checked 23 Sept 2026
17Zambia$1,1332025Checked 23 Sept 2026
18Pakistan$1,1622025Checked 23 Sept 2026
19Zimbabwe$1,3232025Checked 23 Sept 2026
20Iran$1,4642025Checked 23 Sept 2026
21Honduras$1,4822025Checked 23 Sept 2026
22Azerbaijan$1,4902025Checked 23 Sept 2026
23Vietnam$1,5352025Checked 23 Sept 2026
24Papua New Guinea$1,5732025Checked 23 Sept 2026
25Ghana$1,5892025Checked 23 Sept 2026
26Angola$1,6052025Checked 23 Sept 2026
27Kenya$1,6372025Checked 23 Sept 2026
28Guatemala$1,7952025Checked 23 Sept 2026
29Indonesia$2,0742025Checked 23 Sept 2026
30India$2,2732025Checked 23 Sept 2026
31Philippines$2,4772025Checked 23 Sept 2026
32Egypt$2,6782025Checked 23 Sept 2026
33Iraq$2,9162025Checked 23 Sept 2026
34Peru$2,9252025Checked 23 Sept 2026
35Botswana$3,0022025Checked 23 Sept 2026
36Russia$3,0182025Checked 23 Sept 2026
37Bosnia and Herzegovina$3,1042025Checked 23 Sept 2026
38Morocco$3,1352025Checked 23 Sept 2026
39Moldova$3,1562025Checked 23 Sept 2026
40Mongolia$3,2062025Checked 23 Sept 2026
41Algeria$3,2742025Checked 23 Sept 2026
42Georgia$3,3242025Checked 23 Sept 2026
43Belarus$3,4022025Checked 23 Sept 2026
44Namibia$3,4232025Checked 23 Sept 2026
45Kazakhstan$3,6142025Checked 23 Sept 2026
46Tunisia$3,7862025Checked 23 Sept 2026
47Ecuador$3,8762025Checked 23 Sept 2026
48Bolivia$4,3652025Checked 23 Sept 2026
49Turkey$4,3712025Checked 23 Sept 2026
50Jordan$4,4282025Checked 23 Sept 2026
51Armenia$4,6422025Checked 23 Sept 2026
52Kuwait$4,7182025Checked 23 Sept 2026
53El Salvador$5,0292025Checked 23 Sept 2026
54Sri Lanka$5,0422024Checked 23 Sept 2026
55Colombia$5,1282025Checked 23 Sept 2026
56South Africa$5,1862025Checked 23 Sept 2026
57Thailand$5,2132025Checked 23 Sept 2026
58Fiji$5,2272025Checked 23 Sept 2026
59Belize$5,3412025Checked 23 Sept 2026
60Bulgaria$5,5092025Checked 23 Sept 2026
61Lebanon$6,2362024Checked 23 Sept 2026
62Ukraine$6,3762025Checked 23 Sept 2026
63Dominican Republic$6,5252025Checked 23 Sept 2026
64Hong Kong$6,7812025Checked 23 Sept 2026
65Puerto Rico$7,3122025Checked 23 Sept 2026
66Suriname$7,4802025Checked 23 Sept 2026
67Chile$7,5222025Checked 23 Sept 2026
68Estonia$8,3292025Checked 23 Sept 2026
69Mexico$8,5842025Checked 23 Sept 2026
70Guyana$9,2702025Checked 23 Sept 2026
71Malaysia$9,2792025Checked 23 Sept 2026
72Montenegro$9,9422025Checked 23 Sept 2026
73Brazil$9,9952025Checked 23 Sept 2026
74Saudi Arabia$10,9482025Checked 23 Sept 2026
75Panama$11,2012025Checked 23 Sept 2026
76Mauritius$11,2372025Checked 23 Sept 2026
77Argentina$11,9632025Checked 23 Sept 2026
78Costa Rica$12,0622025Checked 23 Sept 2026
79Latvia$12,3402025Checked 23 Sept 2026
80Lithuania$13,1182025Checked 23 Sept 2026
81Romania$13,6582025Checked 23 Sept 2026
82China$13,7512025Checked 23 Sept 2026
83Croatia$15,1512025Checked 23 Sept 2026
84Trinidad and Tobago$15,9702025Checked 23 Sept 2026
85Czech Republic$16,0192025Checked 23 Sept 2026
86Andorra$16,4502025Checked 23 Sept 2026
87Uruguay$16,5672025Checked 23 Sept 2026
88Poland$16,7112025Checked 23 Sept 2026
89United Arab Emirates$17,2442024Checked 23 Sept 2026
90Slovakia$17,5832025Checked 23 Sept 2026
91South Korea$18,9472025Checked 23 Sept 2026
92Hungary$19,4822025Checked 23 Sept 2026
93Denmark$21,1672025Checked 23 Sept 2026
94Sweden$22,0332025Checked 23 Sept 2026
95Malta$22,4202025Checked 23 Sept 2026
96Cyprus$23,1062025Checked 23 Sept 2026
97Slovenia$24,6312025Checked 23 Sept 2026
98Switzerland$25,5692024Checked 6 Sept 2026
99Barbados$26,7202025Checked 23 Sept 2026
100New Zealand$27,1262025Checked 23 Sept 2026
101Portugal$28,8422025Checked 23 Sept 2026
102Bahamas$29,1182024Checked 23 Sept 2026
103Qatar$30,0252025Checked 23 Sept 2026
104Netherlands$31,9052025Checked 23 Sept 2026
105Australia$33,2162025Checked 23 Sept 2026
106Canada$35,7202024Checked 6 Sept 2026
107Germany$38,0522025Checked 23 Sept 2026
108Spain$38,7822025Checked 23 Sept 2026
109Greece$39,2632025Checked 23 Sept 2026
110Luxembourg$39,7582025Checked 23 Sept 2026
111Israel$41,3312025Checked 23 Sept 2026
112Norway$42,5672025Checked 23 Sept 2026
113Ireland$43,2942025Checked 23 Sept 2026
114Bahrain$45,1612025Checked 23 Sept 2026
115Finland$50,1412025Checked 23 Sept 2026
116Austria$50,6592025Checked 23 Sept 2026
117France$56,8232025Checked 23 Sept 2026
118United Kingdom$58,9272025Checked 23 Sept 2026
119Italy$59,3762025Checked 23 Sept 2026
120Belgium$64,5782025Checked 23 Sept 2026
121Japan$74,2392025Checked 23 Sept 2026
122United States$111,5432025Checked 23 Sept 2026
123Singapore$169,2682025Checked 23 Sept 2026

Regional averages

Europe (37)

$26,088

Americas (26)

$13,805

Asia (36)

$13,958

Africa (20)

$2,325

Oceania (4)

$16,786

Unweighted mean of the published values in each region — our aggregation, not an official statistic.

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.

Countries with the lowest debt per person · Countries with the highest debt per person

How to read this list

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. 123 countries publish it; the rest are absent from the list rather than shown as zero. The figures were observed between 2024 and 2025 — a spread of 12 months — so this compares each country’s latest published number, not one moment in time. Every row carries its own date in the CSV and JSON; use it. Nothing here is estimated or carried forward to fill a gap. This metric is one column of the full dataset.

Official sources onlySurveyed 2025Revised daily 05:20 UTCLicence CC BY 4.0