Human capital per capita, male in Benin
Benin: Human capital per capita, male was 7,335 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7,335 current US$
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
104th
of 151 countries
All-time high
7,335 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2,014 current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020
Human capital per capita, male in Benin, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, human capital per capita, male in Benin stood at 7,335 current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Benin peaked at 7,335 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,014 current US$, in 1997.
Benin ranks 104th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,052 current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2,127 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 2,014 current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2,095 current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3,043 current US$ | +45.2% |
| 2000 | 2,868 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 2,952 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3,237 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 4,018 current US$ | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 4,528 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 4,691 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4,879 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 5,410 current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 6,353 current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 6,184 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5,877 current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 6,350 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 5,588 current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 5,964 current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 6,084 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5,525 current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 6,204 current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 6,497 current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 7,049 current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 6,891 current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7,335 current US$ | +6.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 7,335 current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,035 current US$, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 7,335 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,622 current US$, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,266 current US$ | 2,014 current US$ | 3,043 current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,512 current US$ | 2,868 current US$ | 6,353 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,203 current US$ | 5,525 current US$ | 7,049 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,335 current US$ | 7,335 current US$ | 7,335 current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita, male in Benin?
- Human capital per capita, male in Benin was 7,335 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest human capital per capita, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7,335 current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,014 current US$ in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for human capital per capita, male?
- Benin ranks 104th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital per capita, male (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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