Human capital, female (current US$) by country
Countries reporting
150
Highest
62.62 trillion current US$
United States
Lowest
1.17 billion current US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
101.83 billion current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,885
What the numbers show
Human capital, female (current US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 62.62 trillion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 1.17 billion current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.83 billion current US$, and the mean is 1.25 trillion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53,454.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 564.0%), and the largest decrease in Iran (down 44.7%).
Human capital, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 62.62 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 25.38 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 10.63 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 4 | France | 9.05 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 7.02 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 6.06 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 4.78 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 4.66 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 3.70 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 3.68 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 3.06 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 2.72 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands | 2.64 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 14 | South Korea | 2.44 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 2.19 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 1.96 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | India | 1.79 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 1.78 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 1.59 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 1.34 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 1.34 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 1.25 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 1.08 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 1.07 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 1.05 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 1.03 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 1.02 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 864.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 837.79 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 817.19 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 815.97 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Vietnam | 790.00 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 788.64 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 763.62 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Singapore | 760.67 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 711.82 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 704.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 602.41 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 39 | New Zealand | 573.24 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 564.03 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 551.69 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 541.21 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 43 | Nigeria | 535.64 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 459.24 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 378.94 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 499.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 376.15 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 564.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 364.31 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 48 | Kenya | 346.13 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Ecuador | 333.19 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 330.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 328.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 295.79 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovakia | 288.39 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | 286.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 231.44 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 182.77 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Iran | 180.20 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 178.86 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 177.28 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 173.11 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 164.22 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Slovenia | 157.85 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 63 | Tanzania | 154.74 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 153.65 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 144.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 143.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 67 | Uganda | 128.90 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 127.72 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 69 | Pakistan | 122.86 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 119.01 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 114.49 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 109.53 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia | 104.50 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 103.13 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Paraguay | 102.79 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Angola | 100.88 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 100.82 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 97.27 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 79 | Qatar | 90.86 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 90.24 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 81 | Estonia | 83.53 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 83.34 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Kuwait | 76.50 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 84 | Iceland | 73.13 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 72.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 65.18 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Oman | 63.42 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Senegal | 57.96 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 89 | El Salvador | 56.47 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 90 | Serbia | 55.52 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 29.3% | flat |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 55.38 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 55.17 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 93 | Zambia | 49.69 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 45.10 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 40.58 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Malta | 39.89 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.97 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.16 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 32.84 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 100 | Jordan | 32.54 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 31.80 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 102 | Nepal | 31.42 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Niger | 31.13 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 31.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Malawi | 30.80 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 106 | Jamaica | 28.51 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 107 | Madagascar | 28.24 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Congo | 27.65 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique | 27.53 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 110 | Rwanda | 26.23 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahrain | 24.95 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 112 | Namibia | 24.49 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia | 21.76 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Botswana | 21.34 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 21.25 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 20.93 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 20.84 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Laos | 20.51 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 20.01 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 19.65 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 121 | Mali | 19.25 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 19.02 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan | 17.58 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 124 | Mongolia | 17.49 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Gabon | 17.32 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 126 | Chad | 17.30 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Guinea | 14.67 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 13.89 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 13.23 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 130 | Burundi | 12.84 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 131 | Mauritius | 12.46 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 132 | Eswatini | 10.98 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 133 | Liberia | 10.85 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 278.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.35 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 135 | Mauritania | 7.67 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 7.02 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 6.54 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Lesotho | 6.50 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 139 | Moldova | 6.26 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia | 6.25 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 141 | Montenegro | 5.91 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 142 | Maldives | 5.17 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 3.88 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 3.56 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Suriname | 3.18 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | 2.90 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 148 | Comoros | 2.04 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 1.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.17 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 142.7% | volatile |