Human capital per capita, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Human capital per capita, female was 8,974 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8,974 current US$
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
75th
of 151 countries
All-time high
9,903 current US$
in 2018
All-time low
2,606 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, female in El Salvador, 1995–2020

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1995200720201995: 2.6k current US$1996: 2.6k current US$1997: 4.6k current US$1998: 4.8k current US$1999: 5.5k current US$2000: 5.2k current US$2001: 5.2k current US$2002: 5.2k current US$2003: 5.2k current US$2004: 5.2k current US$2005: 5.2k current US$2006: 6.5k current US$2007: 7.2k current US$2008: 7.4k current US$2009: 7.8k current US$2010: 7.8k current US$2011: 8.5k current US$2012: 8.9k current US$2013: 8.6k current US$2014: 8.8k current US$2015: 9.6k current US$2016: 8.7k current US$2017: 9.2k current US$2018: 9.9k current US$2019: 9.8k current US$2020: 9.0k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 8,974 current US$ for human capital per capita, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, female in El Salvador peaked at 9,903 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,606 current US$, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 75th 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 per capita, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Human capital per capita, female (current US$) in El Salvador, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 2,606 current US$ —
1996 2,625 current US$ +0.7%
1997 4,566 current US$ +74.0%
1998 4,826 current US$ +5.7%
1999 5,487 current US$ +13.7%
2000 5,178 current US$ -5.6%
2001 5,167 current US$ -0.2%
2002 5,216 current US$ +1.0%
2003 5,230 current US$ +0.3%
2004 5,162 current US$ -1.3%
2005 5,239 current US$ +1.5%
2006 6,541 current US$ +24.9%
2007 7,190 current US$ +9.9%
2008 7,435 current US$ +3.4%
2009 7,819 current US$ +5.2%
2010 7,813 current US$ -0.1%
2011 8,478 current US$ +8.5%
2012 8,915 current US$ +5.2%
2013 8,593 current US$ -3.6%
2014 8,753 current US$ +1.9%
2015 9,586 current US$ +9.5%
2016 8,674 current US$ -9.5%
2017 9,173 current US$ +5.8%
2018 9,903 current US$ +8.0%
2019 9,757 current US$ -1.5%
2020 8,974 current US$ -8.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 8,974 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,515 current US$, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 8,974 current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,640 current US$, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human capital per capita, female in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +74.0% 2,625 current US$ 4,566 current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,022 current US$ 2,606 current US$ 5,487 current US$ 5
2000s 6,018 current US$ 5,162 current US$ 7,819 current US$ 10
2010s 8,965 current US$ 7,813 current US$ 9,903 current US$ 10
2020s 8,974 current US$ 8,974 current US$ 8,974 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 72 Namibia 9,838 current US$ compare
  2. 73 Montenegro 9,515 current US$ compare
  3. 74 Eswatini 9,301 current US$ compare
  4. 76 Bolivia 8,755 current US$ compare
  5. 77 Botswana 8,381 current US$ compare
  6. 78 Guyana 8,205 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, female in El Salvador?
Human capital per capita, female in El Salvador was 8,974 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 9,903 current US$ in 2018.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2,606 current US$ in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for human capital per capita, female?
El Salvador ranks 75th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, female (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human capital per capita, female (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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