Unsustainable Debt: Countries With The Highest National Debt Per Person In 2020

Mindy WrightJanuary 14, 2020Stats Gate

With a population of 126.85 million, Japan now has the highest national debt per person. Data gathered and calculated by the CEOWORLD magazine shows that each Japanese national owes $89,525 of the $11.35 trillion national debt.

Other countries with high national debt per citizen include the US ($70180), Belgium ($50462), the United Kingdom ($49,211) and Italy ($47,147) closes the top five category. Canada ($46,035) occupies the sixth position.

The United States with the highest global national debt of $23.2 trillion has a $70,180 debt per person. On the other hand, China with a population of about 1.4 billion debt per citizen is over 15 times lower than Japan’s, and over 11 times lower than the United States. Each Chinese national owes $5,866.

Top 30 countries with the highest national debt per person

Rank	Country	National Debt ($USD)	Population	Debt per Citizen ($USD)
1	Japan	11356100000000	126847639	89525.51
2	United States	23181702300000	330315550	70180.48
3	Belgium	582394396000	11541060	50462.82
4	United Kingdom	3323941450000	67544062	49211.45
5	Italy	2854654800000	60547216	47147.58
6	Canada	1722805075000	37423183	46035.77
7	France	2829254900000	65134025	43437.43
8	Greece	419999660000	10471228	40109.88
9	Ireland	187931688000	4818000	39006.16
10	Switzerland	320140761000	8593386	37254.32
11	Norway	172372540000	5379483	32042.58
12	Germany	2386834950000	83531211	28574.17
13	Netherlands	484116774000	17098272	28313.78
14	Portugal	286174029500	10224996	27987.69
15	Australia	617010755050	25214030	24470.93
16	Sweden	229672265000	10038176	22879.88
17	Spain	1482085709000	68497030	21637.23
18	South Korea	736450100000	51226807	14376.26
19	Taiwan	227549522500	23774573	9571.13
20	Brazil	1800597700000	211106867	8529.32
21	Argentina	380458300000	44795019	8493.32
22	Poland	312165661000	37885770	8239.65
23	Mexico	774728494900	127628299	6070.19
24	China	8412481390000	1434004954	5866.42
25	Saudi Arabia	178376980000	34288946	5202.17
26	Turkey	254871899000	82431979	3091.91
27	Russia	267898504500	145876619	1836.47
28	India	2490898290000	1366506449	1822.82
29	Indonesia	347482700000	270731905	1283.49
30	Nigeria	142292148000	201147305	707.4

China had a public debt of about $8.4 trillion which is three times lower than the United States $23.2 trillion. Elsewhere, each of 1.3 billion Indian citizens owes a debt of $1823 to make it the 28th most country with a high public debt person against the $2.5 trillion national debt.

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Mindy Wright

Deputy Commissioning Editor

Mindy Wright is CEOWORLD magazine's Deputy Commissioning Editor, and leads global newsroom coverage and management. She oversees and coordinates coverage of the news and ideas in partnership with writers across the continent. She has reported from more than 15 countries across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. She has advised CEOs, investors, boards, and high-profile industry leaders on a wide range of issues impacting the global business landscape. She can be reached on email mindy-wright@ceoworld.biz. You can follow her on Twitter at @ceoworld.

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