Human capital per capita, female in Kenya

Kenya: Human capital per capita, female was 6,840 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,840 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
89th
of 150 countries
All-time high
6,840 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
4,519 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1995200720201995: 4.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 4.6k real chained 2019 US$1997: 4.7k real chained 2019 US$1998: 4.8k real chained 2019 US$1999: 4.9k real chained 2019 US$2000: 5.0k real chained 2019 US$2001: 5.1k real chained 2019 US$2002: 5.2k real chained 2019 US$2003: 5.3k real chained 2019 US$2004: 5.4k real chained 2019 US$2005: 5.5k real chained 2019 US$2006: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2007: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2008: 5.7k real chained 2019 US$2009: 5.8k real chained 2019 US$2010: 5.9k real chained 2019 US$2011: 6.0k real chained 2019 US$2012: 6.1k real chained 2019 US$2013: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$2014: 6.3k real chained 2019 US$2015: 6.4k real chained 2019 US$2016: 6.5k real chained 2019 US$2017: 6.6k real chained 2019 US$2018: 6.7k real chained 2019 US$2019: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2020: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$

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

Kenya recorded 6,840 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, female in Kenya peaked at 6,840 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,519 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Kenya ranks 89th of 150 countries on this measure, 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 4,705 real chained 2019 US$ 4,519 real chained 2019 US$ 4,895 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 5,410 real chained 2019 US$ 4,995 real chained 2019 US$ 5,800 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 6,329 real chained 2019 US$ 5,893 real chained 2019 US$ 6,758 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 6,840 real chained 2019 US$ 6,840 real chained 2019 US$ 6,840 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 86 Albania 7,763 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 87 Guyana 7,635 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 88 Philippines 7,250 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 90 Ukraine 6,584 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 91 Congo 6,009 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 92 Mongolia 5,909 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, female in Kenya?
Human capital per capita, female in Kenya was 6,840 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 6,840 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 4,519 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Kenya rank for human capital per capita, female?
Kenya ranks 89th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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
Last refreshed

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.