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 150 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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1995200720201995: 2.1k current US$1996: 2.1k current US$1997: 2.0k current US$1998: 2.1k current US$1999: 3.0k current US$2000: 2.9k current US$2001: 3.0k current US$2002: 3.2k current US$2003: 4.0k current US$2004: 4.5k current US$2005: 4.7k current US$2006: 4.9k current US$2007: 5.4k current US$2008: 6.4k current US$2009: 6.2k current US$2010: 5.9k current US$2011: 6.3k current US$2012: 5.6k current US$2013: 6.0k current US$2014: 6.1k current US$2015: 5.5k current US$2016: 6.2k current US$2017: 6.5k current US$2018: 7.0k current US$2019: 6.9k current US$2020: 7.3k current US$

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 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 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

  1. 101 India 7,651 current US$ compare
  2. 102 Cameroon 7,586 current US$ compare
  3. 103 Congo 7,436 current US$ compare
  4. 105 Bangladesh 7,121 current US$ compare
  5. 106 Suriname 7,096 current US$ compare
  6. 107 Iran 6,754 current US$ compare

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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 150 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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About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita, male (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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