Countries by household credit outstanding in USD

The United States had the highest household credit outstanding in USD of 43 countries in Q4 2023, at $19.97 trillion. Argentina had the lowest, at $9.56 billion. The median was $355.81 billion. Source: the Bank for International Settlements.

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Highest19,970.73United States
Lowest9.56Argentina
Median355.8143 countries

Map of countries, Q4 2023

Argentina: 9.56 USD billionAustria: 235.61 USD billionAustralia: 1,954.19 USD billionBelgium: 379.46 USD billionBrazil: 780.76 USD billionCanada: 2,258.28 USD billionSwitzerland: 1,209.62 USD billionChile: 147.65 USD billionChina: 11,013.15 USD billionColombia: 111.71 USD billionCzechia: 104.4 USD billionGermany: 2,360.45 USD billionDenmark: 366.04 USD billionSpain: 763.04 USD billionFinland: 195.17 USD billionFrance: 1,952.66 USD billionUnited Kingdom: 2,686.43 USD billionGreece: 101.47 USD billionHong Kong: 355.81 USD billionHungary: 36.77 USD billionIndonesia: 222.55 USD billionIreland: 147.9 USD billionIsrael: 219.06 USD billionIndia: 1,483.58 USD billionItaly: 873.51 USD billionJapan: 2,716.77 USD billionSouth Korea: 1,726.54 USD billionLuxembourg: 58.12 USD billionMexico: 305.09 USD billionMalaysia: 275.47 USD billionNetherlands: 1,123.14 USD billionNorway: 435.98 USD billionNew Zealand: 234.07 USD billionPoland: 205.31 USD billionPortugal: 161.72 USD billionRussia: 426.52 USD billionSaudi Arabia: 349.42 USD billionSweden: 522.78 USD billionSingapore: 236.81 USD billionThailand: 482.27 USD billionTürkiye: 96.87 USD billionUnited States: 19,970.73 USD billionSouth Africa: 130.96 USD billion
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USD billion, Q4 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, Q4 2023

United States: 19,970.73 USD billionUnited States19,970.73China: 11,013.15 USD billionChina11,013.15Japan: 2,716.77 USD billionJapan2,716.77United Kingdom: 2,686.43 USD billionUnited Kingdom2,686.43Germany: 2,360.45 USD billionGermany2,360.45Canada: 2,258.28 USD billionCanada2,258.28Australia: 1,954.19 USD billionAustralia1,954.19France: 1,952.66 USD billionFrance1,952.66South Korea: 1,726.54 USD billionSouth Korea1,726.54India: 1,483.58 USD billionIndia1,483.58Switzerland: 1,209.62 USD billionSwitzerland1,209.62Netherlands: 1,123.14 USD billionNetherlands1,123.14Italy: 873.51 USD billionItaly873.51Brazil: 780.76 USD billionBrazil780.76Spain: 763.04 USD billionSpain763.04Sweden: 522.78 USD billionSweden522.78Thailand: 482.27 USD billionThailand482.27Norway: 435.98 USD billionNorway435.98Russia: 426.52 USD billionRussia426.52Belgium: 379.46 USD billionBelgium379.46Denmark: 366.04 USD billionDenmark366.04Hong Kong: 355.81 USD billionHong Kong355.81Saudi Arabia: 349.42 USD billionSaudi Arabia349.42Mexico: 305.09 USD billionMexico305.09Malaysia: 275.47 USD billionMalaysia275.47Singapore: 236.81 USD billionSingapore236.81Austria: 235.61 USD billionAustria235.61New Zealand: 234.07 USD billionNew Zealand234.07Indonesia: 222.55 USD billionIndonesia222.55Israel: 219.06 USD billionIsrael219.06Poland: 205.31 USD billionPoland205.31Finland: 195.17 USD billionFinland195.17Portugal: 161.72 USD billionPortugal161.72Ireland: 147.9 USD billionIreland147.9Chile: 147.65 USD billionChile147.65South Africa: 130.96 USD billionSouth Africa130.96Colombia: 111.71 USD billionColombia111.71Czechia: 104.4 USD billionCzechia104.4Greece: 101.47 USD billionGreece101.47Türkiye: 96.87 USD billionTürkiye96.87Luxembourg: 58.12 USD billionLuxembourg58.12Hungary: 36.77 USD billionHungary36.77Argentina: 9.56 USD billionArgentina9.56United States: 19,970.73 USD billionUnited States19,970.73China: 11,013.15 USD billionChina11,013.15Japan: 2,716.77 USD billionJapan2,716.77United Kingdom: 2,686.43 USD billionUnited Kingdom2,686.43Germany: 2,360.45 USD billionGermany2,360.45Canada: 2,258.28 USD billionCanada2,258.28Australia: 1,954.19 USD billionAustralia1,954.19France: 1,952.66 USD billionFrance1,952.66South Korea: 1,726.54 USD billionSouth Korea1,726.54India: 1,483.58 USD billionIndia1,483.58Switzerland: 1,209.62 USD billionSwitzerland1,209.62Netherlands: 1,123.14 USD billionNetherlands1,123.14Italy: 873.51 USD billionItaly873.51Brazil: 780.76 USD billionBrazil780.76Spain: 763.04 USD billionSpain763.04Sweden: 522.78 USD billionSweden522.78Thailand: 482.27 USD billionThailand482.27Norway: 435.98 USD billionNorway435.98Russia: 426.52 USD billionRussia426.52Belgium: 379.46 USD billionBelgium379.46Denmark: 366.04 USD billionDenmark366.04Hong Kong: 355.81 USD billionHong Kong355.81Saudi Arabia: 349.42 USD billionSaudi Arabia349.42Mexico: 305.09 USD billionMexico305.09Malaysia: 275.47 USD billionMalaysia275.47Singapore: 236.81 USD billionSingapore236.81Austria: 235.61 USD billionAustria235.61New Zealand: 234.07 USD billionNew Zealand234.07Indonesia: 222.55 USD billionIndonesia222.55Israel: 219.06 USD billionIsrael219.06Poland: 205.31 USD billionPoland205.31Finland: 195.17 USD billionFinland195.17Portugal: 161.72 USD billionPortugal161.72Ireland: 147.9 USD billionIreland147.9Chile: 147.65 USD billionChile147.65South Africa: 130.96 USD billionSouth Africa130.96Colombia: 111.71 USD billionColombia111.71Czechia: 104.4 USD billionCzechia104.4Greece: 101.47 USD billionGreece101.47Türkiye: 96.87 USD billionTürkiye96.87Luxembourg: 58.12 USD billionLuxembourg58.12Hungary: 36.77 USD billionHungary36.77Argentina: 9.56 USD billionArgentina9.56
USD billion. Source: BIS, BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.USD.A, quarterly, household credit usd. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountriesQ4 2023
USD billion
Change on Q4 2022
1United States Estimated19,970.73+2.8%
2China Estimated11,013.15+2.4%
3Japan Estimated2,716.77-5.3%
4United Kingdom Estimated2,686.43+8%
5Germany Estimated2,360.45+4.4%
6Canada Estimated2,258.28+5.9%
7Australia Estimated1,954.19+4.6%
8France Estimated1,952.66+4.7%
9South Korea Estimated1,726.54-3.8%
10India Estimated1,483.58+17.2%
11Switzerland Estimated1,209.62+11.8%
12Netherlands Estimated1,123.14+4.3%
13Italy Estimated873.51+2.5%
14Brazil Estimated780.76+20.5%
15Spain Estimated763.04+1.2%
16Sweden Estimated522.78+4.3%
17Thailand Estimated482.27+3.5%
18Norway Estimated435.98+0.4%
19Russia Estimated426.52-1.4%
20Belgium Estimated379.46+6%
21Denmark Estimated366.04+5.9%
22Hong Kong Estimated355.81+2.5%
23Saudi Arabia Estimated349.42+7.4%
24Mexico Estimated305.09+26.5%
25Malaysia Estimated275.47+1.5%
26Singapore Estimated236.81+1.5%
27Austria Estimated235.61+2%
28New Zealand Estimated234.07+2.5%
29Indonesia Estimated222.55+8.4%
30Israel Estimated219.06-0.5%
31Poland Estimated205.31+10.9%
32Finland Estimated195.17+3.3%
33Portugal Estimated161.72+3.1%
34Ireland Estimated147.9+0.2%
35Chile Estimated147.65+3.9%
36South Africa Estimated130.96-2.5%
37Colombia Estimated111.71+28.4%
38Czechia Estimated104.4+6.3%
39Greece Estimated101.47+1.9%
40Türkiye Estimated96.87+11.9%
41Luxembourg Estimated58.12+3.8%
42Hungary Estimated36.77+12.2%
43Argentina Estimated9.56-49.7%

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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-Q4) [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-Q4. 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-Q4. 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-Q4. 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-Q4.

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-Q4 [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-Q4 (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-Q4}},
  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-Q4. 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-Q4
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-credit-usd/countries?period=2023-Q4.
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 $19.97 trillion in Q4 2023, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

Which country has the lowest household credit outstanding in USD?

Argentina, with $9.56 billion in Q4 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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