MacroNetherlands
Debt per person in Netherlands
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Netherlands's debt per person is $32,937 — #105 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$32,937
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Netherlands would carry about $32,937 of it.
Among 124 countries
- Rank
- #105 of 124
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 15 %
- 19 of 124 countries
- Latest move
- ▼ $7,010
- since 1994
In Europe: #25 of 37vs median $6,404: +414 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | Portugal | $28,777 | −$4,160 |
| 104 | Qatar | $30,823 | −$2,114 |
| 105 | Netherlands | $32,937 | — |
| 106 | Australia | $33,802 | +$865 |
| 107 | Canada | $35,720 | +$2,783 |
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.