Human capital, male (current US$) in United States

United States: Human capital, male (current US$) was 100.17 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
100.17 trillion current US$
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 151 countries
All-time high
100.96 trillion current US$
in 2019
All-time low
42.79 trillion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital, male in United States, 1995–2020

025.0T50.0T75.0T100.0T1995200720201995: 42.8T current US$1996: 45.5T current US$1997: 47.8T current US$1998: 50.8T current US$1999: 54.3T current US$2000: 57.1T current US$2001: 56.9T current US$2002: 56.8T current US$2003: 58.1T current US$2004: 61.3T current US$2005: 63.9T current US$2006: 67.3T current US$2007: 70.4T current US$2008: 67.3T current US$2009: 63.3T current US$2010: 65.3T current US$2011: 70.0T current US$2012: 74.6T current US$2013: 76.9T current US$2014: 82.2T current US$2015: 86.1T current US$2016: 87.5T current US$2017: 91.7T current US$2018: 96.3T current US$2019: 101.0T current US$2020: 100.2T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

United States recorded 100.17 trillion current US$ for human capital, male in 2020.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital, male in United States peaked at 100.96 trillion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.79 trillion current US$, in 1995.

That places United States 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Human capital, male (current US$) in United States, year by year

Annual values for Human capital, male (current US$) in United States, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 42.79 trillion current US$ —
1996 45.51 trillion current US$ +6.4%
1997 47.81 trillion current US$ +5.0%
1998 50.85 trillion current US$ +6.4%
1999 54.31 trillion current US$ +6.8%
2000 57.12 trillion current US$ +5.2%
2001 56.92 trillion current US$ -0.3%
2002 56.84 trillion current US$ -0.2%
2003 58.06 trillion current US$ +2.2%
2004 61.28 trillion current US$ +5.5%
2005 63.92 trillion current US$ +4.3%
2006 67.28 trillion current US$ +5.3%
2007 70.43 trillion current US$ +4.7%
2008 67.26 trillion current US$ -4.5%
2009 63.32 trillion current US$ -5.9%
2010 65.27 trillion current US$ +3.1%
2011 70.02 trillion current US$ +7.3%
2012 74.62 trillion current US$ +6.6%
2013 76.85 trillion current US$ +3.0%
2014 82.18 trillion current US$ +6.9%
2015 86.09 trillion current US$ +4.7%
2016 87.53 trillion current US$ +1.7%
2017 91.69 trillion current US$ +4.8%
2018 96.34 trillion current US$ +5.1%
2019 100.96 trillion current US$ +4.8%
2020 100.17 trillion current US$ -0.8%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 100.17 trillion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 920.30 billion current US$, 108.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.25 trillion current US$ 42.79 trillion current US$ 54.31 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 62.24 trillion current US$ 56.84 trillion current US$ 70.43 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 83.15 trillion current US$ 65.27 trillion current US$ 100.96 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 100.17 trillion current US$ 100.17 trillion current US$ 100.17 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 China 47.37 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 3 Japan 22.48 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 4 Germany 19.42 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital, male in United States?
Human capital, male in United States was 100.17 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital, male recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 100.96 trillion current US$ in 2019.
What is the lowest human capital, male recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 42.79 trillion current US$ in 1995.
How does United States rank for human capital, male?
United States ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital, male rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital, male (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human capital, male (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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