Human capital in Spain

Spain: Human capital was 7.07 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7.07 trillion current US$
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
15th
of 150 countries
All-time high
11.22 trillion current US$
in 2008
All-time low
4.51 trillion current US$
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Spain, 1995–2020

02.5T5.0T7.5T10.0T1995200720201995: 5.4T current US$1996: 5.6T current US$1997: 5.2T current US$1998: 5.5T current US$1999: 5.6T current US$2000: 5.2T current US$2001: 4.5T current US$2002: 5.1T current US$2003: 6.4T current US$2004: 7.4T current US$2005: 8.5T current US$2006: 8.9T current US$2007: 10.3T current US$2008: 11.2T current US$2009: 10.1T current US$2010: 9.0T current US$2011: 9.3T current US$2012: 7.8T current US$2013: 7.7T current US$2014: 7.7T current US$2015: 6.9T current US$2016: 7.0T current US$2017: 7.4T current US$2018: 7.9T current US$2019: 7.7T current US$2020: 7.1T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Spain recorded 7.07 trillion current US$ for human capital in 2020.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Spain peaked at 11.22 trillion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.51 trillion current US$, in 2001.

Spain ranks 15th 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 5.46 trillion current US$ 5.23 trillion current US$ 5.61 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 7.76 trillion current US$ 4.51 trillion current US$ 11.22 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 7.86 trillion current US$ 6.92 trillion current US$ 9.26 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 7.07 trillion current US$ 7.07 trillion current US$ 7.07 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 12 South Korea 8.75 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 13 Netherlands 7.41 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 14 Russia 7.27 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 16 Switzerland 6.44 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 17 Mexico 4.76 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 18 Indonesia 4.06 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Spain?
Human capital in Spain was 7.07 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 11.22 trillion current US$ in 2008.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 4.51 trillion current US$ in 2001.
How does Spain rank for human capital?
Spain ranks 15th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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