MacroGermany
Debt per person in Germany
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Germany's debt per person is $37,931 — #108 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$37,931
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 $37,931 of it.
Among 124 countries
- Rank
- #108 of 124
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 13 %
- 16 of 124 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $25,315
- since 1990
In Europe: #26 of 37vs median $6,404: +492 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Germany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | Australia | $33,802 | −$4,129 |
| 107 | Canada | $35,720 | −$2,211 |
| 108 | Germany | $37,931 | — |
| 109 | Spain | $38,820 | +$889 |
| 110 | Luxembourg | $39,022 | +$1,091 |
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.