Human capital, male in United States
United States: Human capital, male was 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital, male in United States, 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$.
Analysis
United States recorded 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ for human capital, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital, male in United States peaked at 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
That places United States 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital, male in United States, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 75.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 76.56 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 78.36 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 80.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 81.55 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 83.22 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 83.25 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 83.19 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.82 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 86.68 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 88.68 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 89.66 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 89.48 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.57 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 85.69 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.22 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 89.41 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 90.69 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 92.63 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 94.56 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 96.34 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 97.87 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 99.41 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 100.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 940.67 billion real chained 2019 US$, 109.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.31 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 75.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 81.55 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 85.76 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 83.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 89.66 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.48 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 85.69 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 100.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital, male in United States?
- Human capital, male in United States was 102.51 trillion 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 102.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.09 trillion real chained 2019 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 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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
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.