Human capital in Brazil

Brazil: Human capital was 10.43 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.43 trillion current US$
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
9th
of 150 countries
All-time high
19.12 trillion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
3.96 trillion current US$
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Brazil, 1995–2020

5.0T10.0T15.0T20.0T1995200720201995: 6.1T current US$1996: 6.7T current US$1997: 6.8T current US$1998: 6.9T current US$1999: 4.8T current US$2000: 5.1T current US$2001: 4.3T current US$2002: 4.0T current US$2003: 4.3T current US$2004: 5.0T current US$2005: 6.8T current US$2006: 8.5T current US$2007: 10.7T current US$2008: 12.7T current US$2009: 12.7T current US$2010: 16.1T current US$2011: 19.1T current US$2012: 18.1T current US$2013: 14.6T current US$2014: 17.9T current US$2015: 12.9T current US$2016: 13.1T current US$2017: 14.9T current US$2018: 13.7T current US$2019: 13.3T current US$2020: 10.4T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 10.43 trillion current US$ for human capital in 2020.

That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Brazil peaked at 19.12 trillion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.96 trillion current US$, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 9th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.25 trillion current US$ 4.76 trillion current US$ 6.88 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 7.40 trillion current US$ 3.96 trillion current US$ 12.68 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 15.37 trillion current US$ 12.94 trillion current US$ 19.12 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 10.43 trillion current US$ 10.43 trillion current US$ 10.43 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 United Kingdom 18.93 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 7 India 12.47 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 8 Canada 12.45 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 10 Australia 9.71 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 11 Italy 9.20 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 12 South Korea 8.75 trillion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Brazil?
Human capital in Brazil was 10.43 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 19.12 trillion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 3.96 trillion current US$ in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for human capital?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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