Foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Foreign liabilities per capita was 266,496 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
266,496 current US$
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
8th
of 150 countries
All-time high
276,098 current US$
in 2007
All-time low
41,871 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom, 1995–2020

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1995200720201995: 41.9k current US$1996: 49.5k current US$1997: 57.6k current US$1998: 64.4k current US$1999: 75.3k current US$2000: 82.5k current US$2001: 83.6k current US$2002: 90.6k current US$2003: 112.9k current US$2004: 163.8k current US$2005: 174.5k current US$2006: 217.1k current US$2007: 276.1k current US$2008: 269.7k current US$2009: 239.1k current US$2010: 258.6k current US$2011: 275.3k current US$2012: 270.9k current US$2013: 257.3k current US$2014: 258.2k current US$2015: 229.5k current US$2016: 207.6k current US$2017: 228.4k current US$2018: 218.2k current US$2019: 231.4k current US$2020: 266.5k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 266,496 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 276,098 current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41,871 current US$, in 1995.

That places United Kingdom 8th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57,749 current US$ 41,871 current US$ 75,348 current US$ 5
2000s 171,006 current US$ 82,479 current US$ 276,098 current US$ 10
2010s 243,544 current US$ 207,642 current US$ 275,326 current US$ 10
2020s 266,496 current US$ 266,496 current US$ 266,496 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 5 Switzerland 592,939 current US$ compare
  2. 6 Netherlands 589,322 current US$ compare
  3. 7 Mauritius 370,966 current US$ compare
  4. 9 Denmark 215,994 current US$ compare
  5. 10 Belgium 204,752 current US$ compare
  6. 11 Sweden 184,502 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom?
Foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom was 266,496 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 276,098 current US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 41,871 current US$ in 1995.
How does United Kingdom rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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