Human capital per capita, female in Nepal
Nepal: Human capital per capita, female was 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita, female in Nepal, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital per capita, female in Nepal is 1,137 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita, female in Nepal peaked at 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 478.23 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
Nepal ranks 140th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 478.23 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 480.27 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 483.68 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 488.52 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 494.37 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 501.95 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 511.06 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 522.56 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 534.2 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 548 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 564.42 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 589.33 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 614.01 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 638.28 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 665.13 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 694.31 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 730.13 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 772.07 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 820.13 real chained 2019 US$ | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 869.33 real chained 2019 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 917.19 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 969.37 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,013 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,056 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1,100 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,323 real chained 2019 US$, 34% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,352 real chained 2019 US$, 48% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485.01 real chained 2019 US$ | 478.23 real chained 2019 US$ | 494.37 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 568.89 real chained 2019 US$ | 501.95 real chained 2019 US$ | 665.13 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 894.11 real chained 2019 US$ | 694.31 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,100 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 137 Guinea-Bissau 1,288 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,274 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 139 Niger 1,237 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 141 Madagascar 1,128 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 142 Chad 1,086 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 143 Guinea 1,028 real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita, female in Nepal?
- Human capital per capita, female in Nepal was 1,137 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,137 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 478.23 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Nepal rank for human capital per capita, female?
- Nepal ranks 140th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.