Average consumer debt in the U.S. 2010-2023

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Fernando de Querol Cumbrera
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Jun 20, 2024

The average consumer debt balance in the United States has peaked in 2023 at roughly 104,200 U.S. dollars. However, average consumer debt had decreased between 2010 and 2013, when it reached approximately 85,500 U.S. dollars. Here, consumer debt refers to student and car loans, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, and other types of debt.

Average consumer debt balance in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)

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Statistic: Average consumer debt balance in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)

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February 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2010 to 2023

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