Human capital per capita, female in China

China: Human capital per capita, female was 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17,841 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
58th
of 150 countries
All-time high
17,841 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
14,728 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, female in China, 1995–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1995200720201995: 14.7k real chained 2019 US$1996: 15.0k real chained 2019 US$1997: 15.2k real chained 2019 US$1998: 15.5k real chained 2019 US$1999: 15.8k real chained 2019 US$2000: 16.1k real chained 2019 US$2001: 16.1k real chained 2019 US$2002: 16.2k real chained 2019 US$2003: 16.3k real chained 2019 US$2004: 16.5k real chained 2019 US$2005: 16.6k real chained 2019 US$2006: 16.6k real chained 2019 US$2007: 16.6k real chained 2019 US$2008: 16.6k real chained 2019 US$2009: 16.5k real chained 2019 US$2010: 16.5k real chained 2019 US$2011: 16.8k real chained 2019 US$2012: 16.9k real chained 2019 US$2013: 17.1k real chained 2019 US$2014: 17.2k real chained 2019 US$2015: 17.3k real chained 2019 US$2016: 17.4k real chained 2019 US$2017: 17.5k real chained 2019 US$2018: 17.6k real chained 2019 US$2019: 17.7k real chained 2019 US$2020: 17.8k real chained 2019 US$

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

China recorded 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ for human capital per capita, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, female in China peaked at 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,728 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places China 58th 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 15,246 real chained 2019 US$ 14,728 real chained 2019 US$ 15,795 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 16,421 real chained 2019 US$ 16,105 real chained 2019 US$ 16,650 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 17,194 real chained 2019 US$ 16,480 real chained 2019 US$ 17,706 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 55 Bahrain 19,527 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 56 Dominican Republic 18,647 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 57 Paraguay 18,293 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 59 Mexico 17,805 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 60 Maldives 16,779 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 61 Oman 16,779 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, female in China?
Human capital per capita, female in China was 17,841 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 per capita, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 14,728 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does China rank for human capital per capita, female?
China ranks 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, female rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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 per capita, female (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita, female (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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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.