Figure 2: Comparing household and business debt
A. Interest on household debt in proportion to household income [%]
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2019
B. Business debt in proportion to GDP
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
1989
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017
2019
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics