Human capital per capita, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Human capital per capita, female was 23,983 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23,983 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
49th
of 150 countries
All-time high
23,983 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
13,522 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1995200720201995: 13.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 14.0k real chained 2019 US$1997: 14.2k real chained 2019 US$1998: 14.3k real chained 2019 US$1999: 14.6k real chained 2019 US$2000: 14.8k real chained 2019 US$2001: 14.8k real chained 2019 US$2002: 15.0k real chained 2019 US$2003: 15.2k real chained 2019 US$2004: 15.5k real chained 2019 US$2005: 15.7k real chained 2019 US$2006: 16.0k real chained 2019 US$2007: 16.3k real chained 2019 US$2008: 16.4k real chained 2019 US$2009: 16.9k real chained 2019 US$2010: 17.3k real chained 2019 US$2011: 18.3k real chained 2019 US$2012: 19.2k real chained 2019 US$2013: 20.5k real chained 2019 US$2014: 21.3k real chained 2019 US$2015: 21.7k real chained 2019 US$2016: 22.0k real chained 2019 US$2017: 22.5k real chained 2019 US$2018: 23.0k real chained 2019 US$2019: 23.5k real chained 2019 US$2020: 24.0k real chained 2019 US$

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

In 2020, human capital per capita, female in Malaysia stood at 23,983 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, female in Malaysia peaked at 23,983 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,522 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Malaysia ranks 49th 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 14,114 real chained 2019 US$ 13,522 real chained 2019 US$ 14,584 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 15,678 real chained 2019 US$ 14,826 real chained 2019 US$ 16,905 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 20,922 real chained 2019 US$ 17,252 real chained 2019 US$ 23,475 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 23,983 real chained 2019 US$ 23,983 real chained 2019 US$ 23,983 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 46 Argentina 26,049 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 47 Romania 24,646 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 48 Thailand 24,406 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 50 Kuwait 23,622 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 51 Ecuador 23,087 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 52 Russia 21,270 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, female in Malaysia?
Human capital per capita, female in Malaysia was 23,983 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 23,983 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 13,522 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Malaysia rank for human capital per capita, female?
Malaysia ranks 49th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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.