Inflation has eased around the globe but while real wages are growing in many nations, living costs and interest rates remain elevated. Needless to say, household debt, which includes mortgages, personal, auto and student loans, credit card balances and bank overdrafts, has climbed to record highs.

With billions of people grappling with sky-high expenses and steeper repayments, read on to discover the average household debt per working-age person (15-64 years) in 35 selected nations.

Our ranking is based on data from CEIC, the UN, the World Bank and other gold-standard sources. We've also included figures revealing collective household debt as a percentage of each nation's GDP, a strong indicator of how deep a country's debt problem runs.

All dollar amounts in US dollars.