Human capital, male in Benin

Benin: Human capital, male was 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
98th
of 150 countries
All-time high
88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
33.44 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital, male in Benin, 1995–2020

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B1995200720201995: 33.4B real chained 2019 US$1996: 34.3B real chained 2019 US$1997: 35.4B real chained 2019 US$1998: 36.6B real chained 2019 US$1999: 37.9B real chained 2019 US$2000: 39.2B real chained 2019 US$2001: 40.4B real chained 2019 US$2002: 41.7B real chained 2019 US$2003: 43.3B real chained 2019 US$2004: 44.9B real chained 2019 US$2005: 46.7B real chained 2019 US$2006: 48.5B real chained 2019 US$2007: 50.3B real chained 2019 US$2008: 52.2B real chained 2019 US$2009: 54.2B real chained 2019 US$2010: 56.3B real chained 2019 US$2011: 58.5B real chained 2019 US$2012: 61.7B real chained 2019 US$2013: 65.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 68.1B real chained 2019 US$2015: 71.2B real chained 2019 US$2016: 74.4B real chained 2019 US$2017: 77.7B real chained 2019 US$2018: 81.2B real chained 2019 US$2019: 84.7B real chained 2019 US$2020: 88.3B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Benin recorded 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ for human capital, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital, male in Benin peaked at 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.44 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Benin 98th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ 33.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ 37.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 46.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 39.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ 54.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 69.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ 56.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ 84.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 95 Serbia 98.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 96 Latvia 97.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 97 Honduras 94.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 99 El Salvador 79.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 100 Cambodia 76.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 101 Madagascar 71.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital, male in Benin?
Human capital, male in Benin was 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest human capital, male recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital, male recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 33.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Benin rank for human capital, male?
Benin ranks 98th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital, male rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Human capital, male (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital, male (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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Human capital is computed as the present value of future earnings for the working population over their lifetimes. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.