Debt per Capita

Finland's central government debt currently amounts to €35,609 euros per resident, based on a population of 5,659,324. This page tracks per-capita debt development since 2002.

Debt per capita now

€35,609

Based on population of 5,659,324

Debt per capita in 2016 (10 years ago)

€17,949

Change to today: +€17,661

Debt per capita in 2006 (20 years ago)

€10,353

Change to today: +€25,257

Growth since 2002

+€23,914

Starting from €11,696

Debt per Capita (€)

Euros / resident

€

Your share in perspective

What does per-capita debt mean in practice?

Months of avg. salary

Based on avg. gross annual salary of €47,000

9.1 mo

Debt per employed worker

Based on 2,520,000 employed workers

€79,970

Annual cost to repay over 30 yrs

Per resident per year

€1,187/yr

Avg. annual growth (last 10 yrs)

Per-capita debt grows by this amount every year on average

+€1,701/yr

Biggest per-capita jumps

Years when each resident's share grew the most

YearChange per residentLevel at year-end
1.2020+€3,307€22,558
2.2025+€3,140€33,199
3.2023+€2,414€27,869
4.2026+€2,410€35,609
5.2022+€2,259€25,455

Want to see total debt development?

On the Central Government Debt Development page, you can see the absolute amounts of debt, annual growth, and key historical events that have influenced the national debt.

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