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Average personal unsecured debt amount in the UK 2017

Amount of unsecured debt for the average person in the United Kingdom in 2017, by debt type (in British Pounds)
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The data displays the average amounts of unsecured personal debt that people seeking financial advice from the debt charity StepChange faced in the year 2017. The data displays the average amount owed by clients who had a particular type of debt in the UK. The average amount owed in 2016 for catalogue debts was 1,939 GBP.

Personal loan 8332
Credit card 7690
Catalogue 1939
Overdraft 1607
Home credit 1592
Payday loan 1519
Store card 1108