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Debt service ratio

% of income (PNFS)

32 economies, each at its own latest reading (2025), ranked highest first. Median 16.1. For this indicator lower is safer; a high rank is not a good one.

A fixed BIS reporting set of roughly 44 advanced and major emerging economies, not the whole world; property prices reach further. Source: BIS credit, debt-service and property statistics. Construction: country methodology.

#Economy% of income (PNFS)Year
1Hong Kong HKG33.62025
2Brazil BRA29.22025
3Norway NOR28.12025
4Turkey TUR26.92025
5Netherlands NLD25.92025
6Canada CAN25.42025
7Sweden SWE24.62025
8Denmark DNK24.22025
9Russian Federation RUS21.02025
10France FRA20.82025
11Australia AUS20.12025
12Switzerland CHE19.72025
13South Korea KOR19.62025
14China CHN18.82025
15Finland FIN18.32025
16Belgium BEL16.62025
17Japan JPN15.52025
18Malaysia MYS15.52025
19United States USA14.12025
20Thailand THA13.52025
21United Kingdom GBR13.12025
22Germany DEU12.22025
23India IND12.22025
24Portugal PRT12.22025
25Spain ESP11.82025
26Hungary HUN11.82025
27Italy ITA9.202025
28Czech Republic CZE9.002025
29South Africa ZAF8.302025
30Poland POL6.302025
31Mexico MEX5.402025
32Indonesia IDN4.402025

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