Comparatively, India's debt stands at a colossal $456,000,000,000.00 (456 billion dollars) a significant $1,600 per Indian taxpaying head circa 2014. The world's only surviving superpower, the United States of America, which also happens to be among the most developed nations on this planet, has an outstanding external debt of of $18,000,000,000,000.00 (18 trillion dollars) circa December, 2014 which is a mammoth 106% of its GDP and averages at $58,500 per American head.
Similarly the United Kingdom famed for its comfortable life of plenty, in part made possible by its lavish system of welfare, has an estimated external debt of $10,000,000,000,000.00 (10 trillion dollars!) which is a whopping $160,000 per head! Luxembourg's per capita debt is $3,696,467 (yes, you read that right - 3.6 million dollars per head!) and their total debt, which is an amount in excess of $3,472,000,000,000 (3.4 trillion dollars) is 3,443 % of its GDP circa....
Isn't it odd that the most indebted countries in the world are also the most developed and the most prosperous?