Human capital, male in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Human capital, male was 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
113th
of 150 countries
All-time high
47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
25.08 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital, male in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020

010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B1995200720201995: 25.1B real chained 2019 US$1996: 26.3B real chained 2019 US$1997: 27.6B real chained 2019 US$1998: 29.1B real chained 2019 US$1999: 30.5B real chained 2019 US$2000: 32.0B real chained 2019 US$2001: 32.5B real chained 2019 US$2002: 32.9B real chained 2019 US$2003: 33.2B real chained 2019 US$2004: 33.4B real chained 2019 US$2005: 33.6B real chained 2019 US$2006: 33.7B real chained 2019 US$2007: 33.7B real chained 2019 US$2008: 33.5B real chained 2019 US$2009: 33.4B real chained 2019 US$2010: 33.1B real chained 2019 US$2011: 34.2B real chained 2019 US$2012: 35.6B real chained 2019 US$2013: 37.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 38.4B real chained 2019 US$2015: 39.7B real chained 2019 US$2016: 41.2B real chained 2019 US$2017: 42.8B real chained 2019 US$2018: 44.4B real chained 2019 US$2019: 46.1B real chained 2019 US$2020: 47.8B real chained 2019 US$

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

Papua New Guinea recorded 47.84 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 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.08 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Papua New Guinea 113th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ 25.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ 30.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 33.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ 31.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ 33.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 39.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ 33.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ 46.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 110 Congo 52.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 111 Malawi 49.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 112 Mozambique 48.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 114 Haiti 47.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 115 Burkina Faso 47.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 116 Azerbaijan 46.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital, male in Papua New Guinea?
Human capital, male in Papua New Guinea was 47.84 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 25.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for human capital, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 113th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.