Human capital per capita, female in China
China: Human capital per capita, female was 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita, female in China, 1995–2020
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$, in 1995.
That places China 58th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, female in China, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14,728 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 14,966 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15,230 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 15,512 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 15,795 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 16,105 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 16,142 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 16,220 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 16,311 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 16,456 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 16,587 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16,645 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16,650 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,581 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16,512 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16,480 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 16,752 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 16,909 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 17,066 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 17,204 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17,315 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17,425 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17,496 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17,590 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17,706 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,845 real chained 2019 US$, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 17,841 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,971 real chained 2019 US$, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,246 real chained 2019 US$ | 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
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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 151 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
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.