Foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Foreign liabilities per capita was 263,885 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
263,885 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
8th
of 149 countries
All-time high
357,303 real chained 2019 US$
in 2007
All-time low
67,748 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom, 1995–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1995200720201995: 67.7k real chained 2019 US$1996: 77.9k real chained 2019 US$1997: 88.7k real chained 2019 US$1998: 97.3k real chained 2019 US$1999: 111.9k real chained 2019 US$2000: 121.1k real chained 2019 US$2001: 120.9k real chained 2019 US$2002: 129.1k real chained 2019 US$2003: 158.7k real chained 2019 US$2004: 227.1k real chained 2019 US$2005: 236.9k real chained 2019 US$2006: 287.7k real chained 2019 US$2007: 357.3k real chained 2019 US$2008: 337.1k real chained 2019 US$2009: 293.2k real chained 2019 US$2010: 309.3k real chained 2019 US$2011: 317.1k real chained 2019 US$2012: 304.1k real chained 2019 US$2013: 282.5k real chained 2019 US$2014: 279.4k real chained 2019 US$2015: 247.5k real chained 2019 US$2016: 221.6k real chained 2019 US$2017: 237.7k real chained 2019 US$2018: 222.0k real chained 2019 US$2019: 231.4k real chained 2019 US$2020: 263.9k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 263,885 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 357,303 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67,748 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

United Kingdom ranks 8th of 149 countries on this measure, 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 88,724 real chained 2019 US$ 67,748 real chained 2019 US$ 111,944 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 226,912 real chained 2019 US$ 120,942 real chained 2019 US$ 357,303 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 265,261 real chained 2019 US$ 221,622 real chained 2019 US$ 317,124 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 263,885 real chained 2019 US$ 263,885 real chained 2019 US$ 263,885 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 5 Malta 593,339 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 6 Netherlands 581,918 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 7 Mauritius 361,633 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 9 Denmark 215,089 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 10 Belgium 203,247 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 11 Sweden 183,589 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom?
Foreign liabilities per capita in United Kingdom was 263,885 real chained 2019 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 357,303 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 67,748 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does United Kingdom rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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