Countries by household credit outstanding in USD

The United States had the highest household credit outstanding in USD of 43 countries in Q3 2023, at $19.81 trillion. Argentina had the lowest, at $16.54 billion. The median was $343.48 billion. Source: the Bank for International Settlements.

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Highest19,806.88United States
Lowest16.54Argentina
Median343.4843 countries

Map of countries, Q3 2023

Argentina: 16.54 USD billionAustria: 226.9 USD billionAustralia: 1,843.06 USD billionBelgium: 360.11 USD billionBrazil: 732.94 USD billionCanada: 2,209.72 USD billionSwitzerland: 1,107.76 USD billionChile: 141.34 USD billionChina: 10,659.8 USD billionColombia: 104.7 USD billionCzechia: 100.39 USD billionGermany: 2,261.25 USD billionDenmark: 339.33 USD billionSpain: 735.25 USD billionFinland: 187.02 USD billionFrance: 1,872.57 USD billionUnited Kingdom: 2,586.46 USD billionGreece: 97.82 USD billionHong Kong: 353.83 USD billionHungary: 34.33 USD billionIndonesia: 218.16 USD billionIreland: 144.48 USD billionIsrael: 207.75 USD billionIndia: 1,432.46 USD billionItaly: 839.2 USD billionJapan: 2,562.59 USD billionSouth Korea: 1,658.73 USD billionLuxembourg: 57.78 USD billionMexico: 290.52 USD billionMalaysia: 264.54 USD billionNetherlands: 1,087.2 USD billionNorway: 414.69 USD billionNew Zealand: 221.19 USD billionPoland: 184.1 USD billionPortugal: 154.89 USD billionRussia: 379.01 USD billionSaudi Arabia: 343.48 USD billionSweden: 482.49 USD billionSingapore: 227.66 USD billionThailand: 449.27 USD billionTürkiye: 93.09 USD billionUnited States: 19,806.88 USD billionSouth Africa: 125.59 USD billion
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USD billion, Q3 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: BIS, BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All countries, Q3 2023

United States: 19,806.88 USD billionUnited States19,806.88China: 10,659.8 USD billionChina10,659.8United Kingdom: 2,586.46 USD billionUnited Kingdom2,586.46Japan: 2,562.59 USD billionJapan2,562.59Germany: 2,261.25 USD billionGermany2,261.25Canada: 2,209.72 USD billionCanada2,209.72France: 1,872.57 USD billionFrance1,872.57Australia: 1,843.06 USD billionAustralia1,843.06South Korea: 1,658.73 USD billionSouth Korea1,658.73India: 1,432.46 USD billionIndia1,432.46Switzerland: 1,107.76 USD billionSwitzerland1,107.76Netherlands: 1,087.2 USD billionNetherlands1,087.2Italy: 839.2 USD billionItaly839.2Spain: 735.25 USD billionSpain735.25Brazil: 732.94 USD billionBrazil732.94Sweden: 482.49 USD billionSweden482.49Thailand: 449.27 USD billionThailand449.27Norway: 414.69 USD billionNorway414.69Russia: 379.01 USD billionRussia379.01Belgium: 360.11 USD billionBelgium360.11Hong Kong: 353.83 USD billionHong Kong353.83Saudi Arabia: 343.48 USD billionSaudi Arabia343.48Denmark: 339.33 USD billionDenmark339.33Mexico: 290.52 USD billionMexico290.52Malaysia: 264.54 USD billionMalaysia264.54Singapore: 227.66 USD billionSingapore227.66Austria: 226.9 USD billionAustria226.9New Zealand: 221.19 USD billionNew Zealand221.19Indonesia: 218.16 USD billionIndonesia218.16Israel: 207.75 USD billionIsrael207.75Finland: 187.02 USD billionFinland187.02Poland: 184.1 USD billionPoland184.1Portugal: 154.89 USD billionPortugal154.89Ireland: 144.48 USD billionIreland144.48Chile: 141.34 USD billionChile141.34South Africa: 125.59 USD billionSouth Africa125.59Colombia: 104.7 USD billionColombia104.7Czechia: 100.39 USD billionCzechia100.39Greece: 97.82 USD billionGreece97.82Türkiye: 93.09 USD billionTürkiye93.09Luxembourg: 57.78 USD billionLuxembourg57.78Hungary: 34.33 USD billionHungary34.33Argentina: 16.54 USD billionArgentina16.54United States: 19,806.88 USD billionUnited States19,806.88China: 10,659.8 USD billionChina10,659.8United Kingdom: 2,586.46 USD billionUnited Kingdom2,586.46Japan: 2,562.59 USD billionJapan2,562.59Germany: 2,261.25 USD billionGermany2,261.25Canada: 2,209.72 USD billionCanada2,209.72France: 1,872.57 USD billionFrance1,872.57Australia: 1,843.06 USD billionAustralia1,843.06South Korea: 1,658.73 USD billionSouth Korea1,658.73India: 1,432.46 USD billionIndia1,432.46Switzerland: 1,107.76 USD billionSwitzerland1,107.76Netherlands: 1,087.2 USD billionNetherlands1,087.2Italy: 839.2 USD billionItaly839.2Spain: 735.25 USD billionSpain735.25Brazil: 732.94 USD billionBrazil732.94Sweden: 482.49 USD billionSweden482.49Thailand: 449.27 USD billionThailand449.27Norway: 414.69 USD billionNorway414.69Russia: 379.01 USD billionRussia379.01Belgium: 360.11 USD billionBelgium360.11Hong Kong: 353.83 USD billionHong Kong353.83Saudi Arabia: 343.48 USD billionSaudi Arabia343.48Denmark: 339.33 USD billionDenmark339.33Mexico: 290.52 USD billionMexico290.52Malaysia: 264.54 USD billionMalaysia264.54Singapore: 227.66 USD billionSingapore227.66Austria: 226.9 USD billionAustria226.9New Zealand: 221.19 USD billionNew Zealand221.19Indonesia: 218.16 USD billionIndonesia218.16Israel: 207.75 USD billionIsrael207.75Finland: 187.02 USD billionFinland187.02Poland: 184.1 USD billionPoland184.1Portugal: 154.89 USD billionPortugal154.89Ireland: 144.48 USD billionIreland144.48Chile: 141.34 USD billionChile141.34South Africa: 125.59 USD billionSouth Africa125.59Colombia: 104.7 USD billionColombia104.7Czechia: 100.39 USD billionCzechia100.39Greece: 97.82 USD billionGreece97.82Türkiye: 93.09 USD billionTürkiye93.09Luxembourg: 57.78 USD billionLuxembourg57.78Hungary: 34.33 USD billionHungary34.33Argentina: 16.54 USD billionArgentina16.54
USD billion. Source: BIS, BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountriesQ3 2023
USD billion
Change on Q3 2022
1United States Estimated19,806.88+3.2%
2China Estimated10,659.8+2.8%
3United Kingdom Estimated2,586.46+14.2%
4Japan Estimated2,562.59-1.2%
5Germany Estimated2,261.25+9.9%
6Canada Estimated2,209.72+6%
7France Estimated1,872.57+10.8%
8Australia Estimated1,843.06+5.1%
9South Korea Estimated1,658.73+5.6%
10India Estimated1,432.46+15.3%
11Switzerland Estimated1,107.76+9.1%
12Netherlands Estimated1,087.2+10.9%
13Italy Estimated839.2+8.2%
14Spain Estimated735.25+6.1%
15Brazil Estimated732.94+19.9%
16Sweden Estimated482.49+3.5%
17Thailand Estimated449.27+6.9%
18Norway Estimated414.69+6.1%
19Russia Estimated379.01-27.4%
20Belgium Estimated360.11+11.6%
21Hong Kong Estimated353.83+3.1%
22Saudi Arabia Estimated343.48+7.7%
23Denmark Estimated339.33+8.2%
24Mexico Estimated290.52+26.9%
25Malaysia Estimated264.54+4.3%
26Singapore Estimated227.66+3.2%
27Austria Estimated226.9+7.3%
28New Zealand Estimated221.19+9.5%
29Indonesia Estimated218.16+7.6%
30Israel Estimated207.75-3.2%
31Finland Estimated187.02+8.5%
32Poland Estimated184.1+8.9%
33Portugal Estimated154.89+8.2%
34Ireland Estimated144.48+5.1%
35Chile Estimated141.34+15.3%
36South Africa Estimated125.59+1.3%
37Colombia Estimated104.7+17.2%
38Czechia Estimated100.39+15.1%
39Greece Estimated97.82-1.3%
40Türkiye Estimated93.09+24%
41Luxembourg Estimated57.78+13.3%
42Hungary Estimated34.33+21.8%
43Argentina Estimated16.54-16.4%

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About this ranking

Quarter-end gross core debt of households and NPISHs from all lender sectors, in USD billion, converted by the BIS at quarter-end exchange rates.

BIS core debt: loans and debt securities, plus currency and deposits for government. Includes domestic and foreign lenders. Households include non-profit institutions serving households; corporations include public and private non-financial corporations. Gross debt: financial assets are not deducted. Private sectors are unconsolidated; government is consolidated. Market valuation follows national sources; US private debt securities use face value. BIS break adjustments and some historical estimates are retained. Unlike World Bank domestic private credit, it excludes trade credit and covers all lender sectors. Not seasonally adjusted.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Bank for International Settlements. (n.d.). BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd (Countries by household credit outstanding in USD, 2023-Q3) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1

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BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd, Countries by household credit outstanding in USD, 2023-Q3. Bank for International Settlements, https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-credit-usd/countries?period=2023-Q3. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bank for International Settlements. n.d. BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. Countries by household credit outstanding in USD, 2023-Q3. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-credit-usd/countries?period=2023-Q3.

Harvard

Bank for International Settlements (no date) BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd, Countries by household credit outstanding in USD, 2023-Q3 [Dataset]. Available at: https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-credit-usd/countries?period=2023-Q3 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bank_countries_by_household_credit_2026,
  author = {{Bank for International Settlements}},
  title = {{BIS WS\_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd: Countries by household credit outstanding in USD, 2023-Q3}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-credit-usd/countries?period=2023-Q3. Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS\_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS\_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv\&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-credit-usd/countries?period=2023-Q3
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-credit-usd/countries?period=2023-Q3.
N1  - Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/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.A.M.USD.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which country has the highest household credit outstanding in USD?

The United States, with $19.81 trillion in Q3 2023, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

Which country has the lowest household credit outstanding in USD?

Argentina, with $16.54 billion in Q3 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Bank for International Settlements, BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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