Human capital (current US$) by country
Countries reporting
150
Highest
162.79 trillion current US$
United States
Lowest
3.61 billion current US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
289.29 billion current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,885
What the numbers show
Human capital (current US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 162.79 trillion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 3.61 billion current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 289.29 billion current US$, and the mean is 3.44 trillion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45,063.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 430.9%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 56.7%).
Human capital: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 162.79 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 2 | China | 72.75 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 30.05 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 28.54 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 5 | France | 20.00 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 18.93 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | India | 12.47 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 12.45 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 10.43 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 9.71 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 9.20 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 8.75 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 7.41 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 7.27 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 7.07 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 6.44 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 4.76 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 4.06 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 3.85 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 3.33 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 3.27 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 3.24 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 23 | Turkey | 2.93 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 2.88 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 2.86 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 2.46 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 2.39 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Singapore | 2.17 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 2.03 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 2.03 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 1.97 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 1.91 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 33 | Vietnam | 1.87 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 1.87 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 1.81 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 1.78 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 1.77 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 1.72 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 1.57 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 241.8% | volatile |
| 40 | New Zealand | 1.49 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 1.48 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Finland | 1.47 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 1.43 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 1.27 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 1.26 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Nigeria | 1.22 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 56.7% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 1.19 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 1.13 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 1.07 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 430.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 887.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 827.62 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 820.38 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 777.35 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Iran | 769.79 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Ukraine | 660.22 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Qatar | 591.74 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovakia | 579.48 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 474.87 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 458.56 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 437.27 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 432.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 431.42 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 428.28 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 412.06 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 65 | Tanzania | 370.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 369.00 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovenia | 367.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 358.58 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 334.38 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 316.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 314.60 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 311.62 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Lithuania | 301.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Cameroon | 298.23 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 75 | Kuwait | 294.51 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 76 | Oman | 284.07 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 283.99 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 281.93 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 268.70 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 257.83 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 253.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia | 246.22 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 217.09 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | 183.93 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 85 | Estonia | 182.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 179.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Tunisia | 176.20 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 159.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 155.38 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 90 | Serbia | 153.87 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 91 | Jordan | 138.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | 137.84 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Nepal | 137.61 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Senegal | 136.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 95 | Sudan | 136.43 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 96 | Zambia | 134.02 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 128.15 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 98 | Mali | 126.03 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 116.25 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 100 | Bahrain | 111.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 101 | Cambodia | 110.16 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Malta | 101.63 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Togo | 99.70 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 104 | Madagascar | 92.13 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 86.01 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 107 | Malawi | 83.52 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 108 | Jamaica | 78.25 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 109 | Rwanda | 77.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 71.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 111 | Mozambique | 70.80 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 112 | Congo | 70.06 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | 69.19 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Haiti | 65.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 65.16 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 64.16 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 117 | Botswana | 60.24 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 59.95 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 58.23 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Niger | 57.90 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 121 | Chad | 52.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 50.63 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Laos | 49.04 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Albania | 47.96 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea | 47.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 45.61 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritius | 45.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 128 | Mongolia | 37.52 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 34.47 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 31.23 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 31.20 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Gabon | 30.47 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 133 | Burundi | 28.41 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 134 | Guyana | 25.48 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Eswatini | 24.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 136 | Maldives | 23.96 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 138 | Liberia | 16.46 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Montenegro | 13.60 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 140 | Lesotho | 12.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 141 | Moldova | 12.50 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.79 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 7.53 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 144 | Suriname | 7.49 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 7.43 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | 7.36 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 147 | Gambia | 7.03 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 148 | Comoros | 6.87 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 3.87 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.61 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 142.2% | volatile |