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Household debt service ratio in Australia

Household debt service ratio in Australia was 15.7% in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.6 pts from Q1 2025.

Q1 202615.7% Estimated
Change on Q1 2025-0.6 pts
Series high18.2Q2 2008
Series low10Q1 1999
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Household debt service ratio in Australia, Q1 1999 to Q1 2026

1012141618201999-Q12003-Q12007-Q12011-Q12015-Q12019-Q12023-Q12026-Q11999-Q1: 10 %1999-Q2: 10.1 %1999-Q3: 10.3 %1999-Q4: 10.5 %2000-Q1: 10.8 %2000-Q2: 11.4 %2000-Q3: 11.4 %2000-Q4: 11.5 %2001-Q1: 11.2 %2001-Q2: 10.7 %2001-Q3: 10.9 %2001-Q4: 10.6 %2002-Q1: 10.8 %2002-Q2: 11.5 %2002-Q3: 12.1 %2002-Q4: 12.3 %2003-Q1: 12.6 %2003-Q2: 12.8 %2003-Q3: 13.3 %2003-Q4: 13.5 %2004-Q1: 14.2 %2004-Q2: 14.2 %2004-Q3: 14.5 %2004-Q4: 14.6 %2005-Q1: 14.7 %2005-Q2: 15 %2005-Q3: 15.2 %2005-Q4: 15.4 %2006-Q1: 15.5 %2006-Q2: 15.9 %2006-Q3: 16.3 %2006-Q4: 16.7 %2007-Q1: 16.8 %2007-Q2: 16.9 %2007-Q3: 17.2 %2007-Q4: 17.5 %2008-Q1: 17.8 %2008-Q2: 18.2 %2008-Q3: 17.8 %2008-Q4: 17 %2009-Q1: 16.4 %2009-Q2: 15.7 %2009-Q3: 15.9 %2009-Q4: 16.2 %2010-Q1: 16.6 %2010-Q2: 17.1 %2010-Q3: 16.9 %2010-Q4: 17.2 %2011-Q1: 17 %2011-Q2: 17.1 %2011-Q3: 17 %2011-Q4: 16.5 %2012-Q1: 16.7 %2012-Q2: 16.3 %2012-Q3: 16.2 %2012-Q4: 16 %2013-Q1: 15.8 %2013-Q2: 15.8 %2013-Q3: 15.5 %2013-Q4: 15.4 %2014-Q1: 15.4 %2014-Q2: 15.4 %2014-Q3: 15.3 %2014-Q4: 15.2 %2015-Q1: 15.1 %2015-Q2: 15.1 %2015-Q3: 15 %2015-Q4: 15.1 %2016-Q1: 15.2 %2016-Q2: 15.3 %2016-Q3: 15.2 %2016-Q4: 15.2 %2017-Q1: 15.3 %2017-Q2: 15.4 %2017-Q3: 15.4 %2017-Q4: 15.4 %2018-Q1: 15.4 %2018-Q2: 15.4 %2018-Q3: 15.3 %2018-Q4: 15.4 %2019-Q1: 15.3 %2019-Q2: 15.2 %2019-Q3: 14.9 %2019-Q4: 14.7 %2020-Q1: 14.5 %2020-Q2: 14.1 %2020-Q3: 13.7 %2020-Q4: 13.5 %2021-Q1: 13.4 %2021-Q2: 13.4 %2021-Q3: 13.4 %2021-Q4: 13.4 %2022-Q1: 13.3 %2022-Q2: 13.5 %2022-Q3: 14.2 %2022-Q4: 14.8 %2023-Q1: 15.2 %2023-Q2: 15.6 %2023-Q3: 16 %2023-Q4: 16.2 %2024-Q1: 16.3 %2024-Q2: 16.5 %2024-Q3: 16.4 %2024-Q4: 16.4 %2025-Q1: 16.3 %2025-Q2: 15.9 %2025-Q3: 15.6 %2025-Q4: 15.5 %2026-Q1: 15.7 %
%. Source: BIS, BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 109 values
Period%
2026-Q115.7 Estimated
2025-Q415.5 Estimated
2025-Q315.6 Estimated
2025-Q215.9 Estimated
2025-Q116.3 Estimated
2024-Q416.4 Estimated
2024-Q316.4 Estimated
2024-Q216.5 Estimated
2024-Q116.3 Estimated
2023-Q416.2 Estimated
2023-Q316 Estimated
2023-Q215.6 Estimated
2023-Q115.2 Estimated
2022-Q414.8 Estimated
2022-Q314.2 Estimated
2022-Q213.5 Estimated
2022-Q113.3 Estimated
2021-Q413.4 Estimated
2021-Q313.4 Estimated
2021-Q213.4 Estimated
2021-Q113.4 Estimated
2020-Q413.5 Estimated
2020-Q313.7 Estimated
2020-Q214.1 Estimated
2020-Q114.5 Estimated
2019-Q414.7 Estimated
2019-Q314.9 Estimated
2019-Q215.2 Estimated
2019-Q115.3 Estimated
2018-Q415.4 Estimated
2018-Q315.3 Estimated
2018-Q215.4 Estimated
2018-Q115.4 Estimated
2017-Q415.4 Estimated
2017-Q315.4 Estimated
2017-Q215.4 Estimated
2017-Q115.3 Estimated
2016-Q415.2 Estimated
2016-Q315.2 Estimated
2016-Q215.3 Estimated
2016-Q115.2 Estimated
2015-Q415.1 Estimated
2015-Q315 Estimated
2015-Q215.1 Estimated
2015-Q115.1 Estimated
2014-Q415.2 Estimated
2014-Q315.3 Estimated
2014-Q215.4 Estimated
2014-Q115.4 Estimated
2013-Q415.4 Estimated
2013-Q315.5 Estimated
2013-Q215.8 Estimated
2013-Q115.8 Estimated
2012-Q416 Estimated
2012-Q316.2 Estimated
2012-Q216.3 Estimated
2012-Q116.7 Estimated
2011-Q416.5 Estimated
2011-Q317 Estimated
2011-Q217.1 Estimated
2011-Q117 Estimated
2010-Q417.2 Estimated
2010-Q316.9 Estimated
2010-Q217.1 Estimated
2010-Q116.6 Estimated
2009-Q416.2 Estimated
2009-Q315.9 Estimated
2009-Q215.7 Estimated
2009-Q116.4 Estimated
2008-Q417 Estimated
2008-Q317.8 Estimated
2008-Q218.2 Estimated
2008-Q117.8 Estimated
2007-Q417.5 Estimated
2007-Q317.2 Estimated
2007-Q216.9 Estimated
2007-Q116.8 Estimated
2006-Q416.7 Estimated
2006-Q316.3 Estimated
2006-Q215.9 Estimated
2006-Q115.5 Estimated
2005-Q415.4 Estimated
2005-Q315.2 Estimated
2005-Q215 Estimated
2005-Q114.7 Estimated
2004-Q414.6 Estimated
2004-Q314.5 Estimated
2004-Q214.2 Estimated
2004-Q114.2 Estimated
2003-Q413.5 Estimated
2003-Q313.3 Estimated
2003-Q212.8 Estimated
2003-Q112.6 Estimated
2002-Q412.3 Estimated
2002-Q312.1 Estimated
2002-Q211.5 Estimated
2002-Q110.8 Estimated
2001-Q410.6 Estimated
2001-Q310.9 Estimated
2001-Q210.7 Estimated
2001-Q111.2 Estimated
2000-Q411.5 Estimated
2000-Q311.4 Estimated
2000-Q211.4 Estimated
2000-Q110.8 Estimated
1999-Q410.5 Estimated
1999-Q310.3 Estimated
1999-Q210.1 Estimated
1999-Q110 Estimated

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Definition

BIS estimate of household and NPISH interest payments and principal amortisation as a percentage of income.

BIS modelled estimates from aggregate debt, income, interest rates and assumed remaining maturities. Includes interest and principal repayments. Better suited to tracking a country over time than comparing absolute levels between countries. Household and corporate coverage is narrower than total private-sector coverage. Household estimates include NPISHs and differ from the Federal Reserve household debt service ratio. Not seasonally adjusted.

How to cite

Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Bank for International Settlements. (n.d.). BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio (Household debt service ratio, Australia, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1

MLA 9

BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio, Household debt service ratio, Australia, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Bank for International Settlements, https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-debt-service-ratio/australia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bank for International Settlements. n.d. BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio. Household debt service ratio, Australia, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-debt-service-ratio/australia.

Harvard

Bank for International Settlements (no date) BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio, Household debt service ratio, Australia, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1 [Dataset]. Available at: https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-debt-service-ratio/australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bank_household_debt_service_ratio_2026,
  author = {{Bank for International Settlements}},
  title = {{BIS WS\_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio: Household debt service ratio, Australia, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-debt-service-ratio/australia. Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS\_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS\_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv\&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-debt-service-ratio/australia.
N1  - Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the household debt service ratio in Australia?

Household debt service ratio in Australia was 15.7% in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.6 pts from Q1 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Bank for International Settlements. BIS WS_DSR: H, quarterly, household debt service ratio. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest household debt service ratio in Australia?

18.2% in Q2 2008, the highest value since Q1 1999 in this series.

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