Human capital, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Human capital, male was 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital, male in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020
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$, in 1995.
That places Papua New Guinea 113th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital, male in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 26.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 27.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 29.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 30.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 31.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 32.46 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 33.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 33.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 33.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 35.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 37.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 38.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 39.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 41.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 42.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 44.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 46.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.31 billion real chained 2019 US$, 54% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 47.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 trillion real chained 2019 US$, 4% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 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
- 110 Congo 52.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 111 Malawi 49.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 112 Mozambique 48.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 114 Haiti 47.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 115 Burkina Faso 47.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 46.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
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 151 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.