Human capital per capita (current US$) by country
Countries reporting
150
Highest
745,781 current US$
Switzerland
Lowest
724.04 current US$
Central African Republic
Median
22,095 current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,885
What the numbers show
Human capital per capita (current US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 745,781 current US$ in Switzerland; the lowest is 724.04 current US$ in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 22,095 current US$, and the mean is 86,114 current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,030.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 304.3%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 66.5%).
Human capital per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 745,781 current US$ | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 653,621 current US$ | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 501,918 current US$ | 2020 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 491,025 current US$ | 2020 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 490,781 current US$ | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 443,848 current US$ | 2020 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 424,596 current US$ | 2020 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 382,572 current US$ | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 9 | Singapore | 381,441 current US$ | 2020 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 378,664 current US$ | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 372,100 current US$ | 2020 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 361,385 current US$ | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 327,314 current US$ | 2020 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 313,034 current US$ | 2020 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 15 | France | 296,007 current US$ | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 16 | New Zealand | 293,415 current US$ | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 283,516 current US$ | 2020 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 282,189 current US$ | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 276,292 current US$ | 2020 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 265,313 current US$ | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 226,025 current US$ | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 22 | Qatar | 214,368 current US$ | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Malta | 197,216 current US$ | 2020 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 191,465 current US$ | 2020 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 174,629 current US$ | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 26 | South Korea | 168,878 current US$ | 2020 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 154,863 current US$ | 2020 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 149,174 current US$ | 2020 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 137,307 current US$ | 2020 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 134,117 current US$ | 2020 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 123,661 current US$ | 2020 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 107,713 current US$ | 2020 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 106,155 current US$ | 2020 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 34 | Uruguay | 104,571 current US$ | 2020 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 94,478 current US$ | 2020 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 93,752 current US$ | 2020 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 89,509 current US$ | 2020 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 85,606 current US$ | 2020 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 84,140 current US$ | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 77,358 current US$ | 2020 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 41 | Bahrain | 75,163 current US$ | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 69,652 current US$ | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 43 | Kuwait | 67,541 current US$ | 2020 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 44 | Oman | 62,523 current US$ | 2020 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 45 | Panama | 60,039 current US$ | 2020 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 58,404 current US$ | 2020 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 56,657 current US$ | 2020 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 56,285 current US$ | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 56,228 current US$ | 2020 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 50 | China | 51,552 current US$ | 2020 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Russia | 50,062 current US$ | 2020 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Brazil | 48,923 current US$ | 2020 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 46,595 current US$ | 2020 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 54 | Maldives | 46,582 current US$ | 2020 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 44,731 current US$ | 2020 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 44,196 current US$ | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 41,984 current US$ | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 38,936 current US$ | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 37,914 current US$ | 2020 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 37,781 current US$ | 2020 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 36,569 current US$ | 2020 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritius | 35,638 current US$ | 2020 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 63 | Turkey | 35,182 current US$ | 2020 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 34,743 current US$ | 2020 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 33,540 current US$ | 2020 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 32,800 current US$ | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 67 | Guyana | 31,962 current US$ | 2020 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 68 | South Africa | 29,228 current US$ | 2020 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 27,797 current US$ | 2020 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 70 | Jamaica | 27,746 current US$ | 2020 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,690 current US$ | 2020 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 25,658 current US$ | 2020 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 24,571 current US$ | 2020 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 74 | Botswana | 23,656 current US$ | 2020 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 75 | Serbia | 22,303 current US$ | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 76 | Montenegro | 21,887 current US$ | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 20,756 current US$ | 2020 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Bolivia | 20,628 current US$ | 2020 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 79 | Lebanon | 20,529 current US$ | 2020 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 80 | Eswatini | 20,374 current US$ | 2020 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 81 | El Salvador | 20,365 current US$ | 2020 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 82 | Vietnam | 19,387 current US$ | 2020 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Belize | 18,642 current US$ | 2020 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 17,828 current US$ | 2020 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Philippines | 17,577 current US$ | 2020 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 86 | Kenya | 17,076 current US$ | 2020 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Albania | 16,900 current US$ | 2020 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16,522 current US$ | 2020 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16,091 current US$ | 2020 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 15,351 current US$ | 2020 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 91 | Ukraine | 14,934 current US$ | 2020 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Indonesia | 14,930 current US$ | 2020 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 14,756 current US$ | 2020 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 14,488 current US$ | 2020 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 95 | Georgia | 13,600 current US$ | 2020 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Gabon | 13,290 current US$ | 2020 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 97 | Jordan | 12,640 current US$ | 2020 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 98 | Suriname | 12,342 current US$ | 2020 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 99 | Congo | 12,286 current US$ | 2020 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 12,259 current US$ | 2020 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Morocco | 11,918 current US$ | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 11,809 current US$ | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 103 | Mongolia | 11,388 current US$ | 2020 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Cameroon | 11,258 current US$ | 2020 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 105 | Egypt | 11,046 current US$ | 2020 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 106 | Benin | 10,903 current US$ | 2020 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 107 | Solomon Islands | 10,754 current US$ | 2020 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 10,614 current US$ | 2020 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 10,195 current US$ | 2020 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 9,384 current US$ | 2020 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Ethiopia | 9,113 current US$ | 2020 | up 304.3% | volatile |
| 112 | India | 8,933 current US$ | 2020 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran | 8,819 current US$ | 2020 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 114 | Iraq | 8,671 current US$ | 2020 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Comoros | 8,523 current US$ | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 116 | Angola | 8,495 current US$ | 2020 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Senegal | 8,315 current US$ | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 118 | Mauritania | 7,662 current US$ | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 119 | Zambia | 7,081 current US$ | 2020 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Uganda | 7,018 current US$ | 2020 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Cambodia | 6,718 current US$ | 2020 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Laos | 6,701 current US$ | 2020 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 6,683 current US$ | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 124 | Pakistan | 6,524 current US$ | 2020 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 125 | Tanzania | 5,997 current US$ | 2020 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 5,940 current US$ | 2020 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Mali | 5,938 current US$ | 2020 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | 5,907 current US$ | 2020 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Nigeria | 5,848 current US$ | 2020 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 130 | Haiti | 5,807 current US$ | 2020 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 131 | Lesotho | 5,656 current US$ | 2020 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,854 current US$ | 2020 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 133 | Moldova | 4,745 current US$ | 2020 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Nepal | 4,689 current US$ | 2020 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Malawi | 4,310 current US$ | 2020 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 3,793 current US$ | 2020 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea | 3,616 current US$ | 2020 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,603 current US$ | 2020 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,404 current US$ | 2020 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 3,269 current US$ | 2020 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Madagascar | 3,264 current US$ | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 142 | Liberia | 3,235 current US$ | 2020 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 143 | Chad | 3,164 current US$ | 2020 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 144 | Sudan | 3,070 current US$ | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 2,981 current US$ | 2020 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 146 | Gambia | 2,730 current US$ | 2020 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 147 | Niger | 2,379 current US$ | 2020 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 148 | Burundi | 2,324 current US$ | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 149 | Mozambique | 2,271 current US$ | 2020 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 724.04 current US$ | 2020 | up 3.8% | rising |