Our estimate is that households currently pay about 2 1/2 per cent of income in required principal repayment, which brings their total debt servicing to 10 per cent of disposable income. (rba.gov.au)
Right now, the average Canadian household spends about 14 per cent of its disposable income to pay down debt, including mortgage principal and interest. (business.financialpost.com)
PriceWaterhouseCoopers found indebted Britons are now paying 19 per cent of their disposable income on debt repayments. (politics.co.uk)