Human capital per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: Human capital per capita was 20,365 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
20,365 current US$
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
81st
of 150 countries
All-time high
22,083 current US$
in 2019
All-time low
7,024 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in El Salvador, 1995–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1995200720201995: 7.0k current US$1996: 7.7k current US$1997: 10.4k current US$1998: 11.0k current US$1999: 11.7k current US$2000: 11.7k current US$2001: 11.5k current US$2002: 11.7k current US$2003: 11.5k current US$2004: 11.8k current US$2005: 12.2k current US$2006: 13.8k current US$2007: 15.3k current US$2008: 16.6k current US$2009: 16.6k current US$2010: 17.1k current US$2011: 18.6k current US$2012: 19.5k current US$2013: 19.6k current US$2014: 19.9k current US$2015: 21.3k current US$2016: 19.4k current US$2017: 20.8k current US$2018: 21.7k current US$2019: 22.1k current US$2020: 20.4k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human capital per capita in El Salvador is 20,365 current US$, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in El Salvador peaked at 22,083 current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,024 current US$, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 81st 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 9,554 current US$ 7,024 current US$ 11,705 current US$ 5
2000s 13,277 current US$ 11,515 current US$ 16,624 current US$ 10
2010s 20,001 current US$ 17,104 current US$ 22,083 current US$ 10
2020s 20,365 current US$ 20,365 current US$ 20,365 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 78 Bolivia 20,628 current US$ compare
  2. 79 Lebanon 20,529 current US$ compare
  3. 80 Eswatini 20,374 current US$ compare
  4. 82 Vietnam 19,387 current US$ compare
  5. 83 Belize 18,642 current US$ compare
  6. 84 Kazakhstan 17,828 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in El Salvador?
Human capital per capita in El Salvador was 20,365 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 22,083 current US$ in 2019.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 7,024 current US$ in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for human capital per capita?
El Salvador ranks 81st out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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