Human capital per capita in Benin

Benin: Human capital per capita was 10,903 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10,903 current US$
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
106th
of 150 countries
All-time high
10,903 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2,940 current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Benin, 1995–2020

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1995200720201995: 3.0k current US$1996: 3.1k current US$1997: 2.9k current US$1998: 3.1k current US$1999: 4.4k current US$2000: 4.2k current US$2001: 4.3k current US$2002: 4.7k current US$2003: 5.9k current US$2004: 6.6k current US$2005: 6.8k current US$2006: 7.1k current US$2007: 7.9k current US$2008: 9.2k current US$2009: 9.0k current US$2010: 8.5k current US$2011: 9.2k current US$2012: 8.7k current US$2013: 9.3k current US$2014: 9.5k current US$2015: 8.6k current US$2016: 9.2k current US$2017: 9.7k current US$2018: 10.5k current US$2019: 10.2k current US$2020: 10.9k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Benin recorded 10,903 current US$ for human capital per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Benin peaked at 10,903 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,940 current US$, in 1997.

That places Benin 106th 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 3,309 current US$ 2,940 current US$ 4,440 current US$ 5
2000s 6,563 current US$ 4,183 current US$ 9,228 current US$ 10
2010s 9,340 current US$ 8,530 current US$ 10,487 current US$ 10
2020s 10,903 current US$ 10,903 current US$ 10,903 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 103 Mongolia 11,388 current US$ compare
  2. 104 Cameroon 11,258 current US$ compare
  3. 105 Egypt 11,046 current US$ compare
  4. 107 Solomon Islands 10,754 current US$ compare
  5. 108 Nicaragua 10,614 current US$ compare
  6. 109 Zimbabwe 10,195 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Benin?
Human capital per capita in Benin was 10,903 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 10,903 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 2,940 current US$ in 1997.
How does Benin rank for human capital per capita?
Benin ranks 106th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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