High income OECD countries Compared by Economy > Debt > External > Per capita
DEFINITION:
Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Ireland | $448,031.51 per capita | 2007 | ||
2 | Switzerland | $177,373.94 per capita | 2007 | ||
3 | United Kingdom | $171,942.20 per capita | 2007 | ||
4 | Netherlands | $137,411.93 per capita | 2007 | ||
5 | Belgium | $126,344.44 per capita | 2007 | ||
6 | Norway | $101,362.90 per capita | 2007 | ||
7 | Austria | $91,770.72 per capita | 2007 | ||
8 | Denmark | $90,085.81 per capita | 2007 | ||
9 | Sweden | $66,130.66 per capita | 2006 | ||
10 | France | $56,702.84 per capita | 2006 | ||
11 | Germany | $54,477.50 per capita | 2007 | ||
12 | Finland | $51,770.94 per capita | 2007 | ||
13 | United States | $40,678.76 per capita | 2007 | ||
14 | Australia | $40,368.64 per capita | 2007 | ||
15 | Italy | $40,328.31 per capita | 2007 | ||
16 | Portugal | $39,040.35 per capita | 2007 | ||
17 | Greece | $34,699.23 per capita | 2007 | ||
18 | Spain | $26,799.72 per capita | 2007 | ||
19 | Canada | $22,719.28 per capita | 2007 | ||
20 | Slovenia | $20,117.01 per capita | 2007 | ||
21 | Estonia | $18,861.44 per capita | 2007 | ||
22 | Israel | $13,996.34 per capita | 2007 | ||
23 | New Zealand | $12,498.27 per capita | 2007 | ||
24 | Japan | $11,708.07 per capita | 2007 | ||
25 | Iceland | $10,670.14 per capita | 2002 | ||
26 | Czech Republic | $7,302.95 per capita | 2007 | ||
27 | South Korea | $6,987.49 per capita | 2007 | ||
28 | Slovakia | $6,729.69 per capita | 2007 | ||
29 | Poland | $4,408.30 per capita | 2007 | ||
30 | Chile | $3,537.05 per capita | 2007 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > Debt > External > Per capita
- All of the top 2 countries by debt > external > per capita are Tourist destination.
- 4 of the top 5 countries by debt > external > per capita are Heavily indebted.
- Ireland has had the highest debt > external > per capita since 2005.
- 104 of the top 189 countries by debt > external > per capita are Hot countries.
- Iceland has ranked in the top 2 for debt > external > per capita since 1999.
- Switzerland has ranked #2 in debt > external > per capita since 2006.
- Uganda has ranked second last for debt > external > per capita since 2006.
- 2 of the top 5 countries by debt > external > per capita are Densely populated.