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Debt per person in South Korea

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

South Korea's debt per person is $17,322 — #63 of 83 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2024.

$17,322

Checked 4 Sept 2026Period 2024

Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)

If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of South Korea would carry about $17,322 of it.

Among 83 countries

36 of 83 countries between $293 and $3,41917 of 83 countries between $3,419 and $6,5445 of 83 countries between $6,544 and $9,6701 of 83 countries between $9,670 and $12,7951 of 83 countries between $12,795 and $15,9213 of 83 countries between $15,921 and $19,0462 of 83 countries between $19,046 and $22,1721 of 83 countries between $22,172 and $25,2973 of 83 countries between $25,297 and $28,4231 of 83 countries between $28,423 and $31,5483 of 83 countries between $31,548 and $34,6743 of 83 countries between $34,674 and $37,8002 of 83 countries between $37,800 and $40,9251 of 83 countries between $50,302 and $53,4271 of 83 countries between $56,553 and $59,6783 of 83 countries between $72,180 and $75,306median $4,272South Korea: ahead of 24 % of the 83 countries with a published debt per personSouth Korea $17,322$293$75,306
Half of all 83 countries sit between $1,811 and $17,181. South Korea is ahead of 24 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Rank
#63 of 83
lower is better
Ranked behind
24 %
20 of 83 countries

In Asia: #23 of 26vs median $4,272: +305 % (worse)

The neighbourhood

#CountryDebt per personvs South Korea
61 Uruguay$16,468−$854
62 Poland$17,181−$141
63 South Korea$17,322—
64 Hungary$21,241+$3,919
65 Andorra$21,708+$4,386

Central government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from two World Bank figures (debt/GDP × GDP per capita).

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.

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