Human capital per capita, male (current US$) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Human capital per capita, male (current US$) was 11,391 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11,391 current US$
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
82nd
of 151 countries
All-time high
12,326 current US$
in 2019
All-time low
4,418 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, male in El Salvador, 1995–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1995200720201995: 4.4k current US$1996: 5.0k current US$1997: 5.8k current US$1998: 6.1k current US$1999: 6.2k current US$2000: 6.6k current US$2001: 6.3k current US$2002: 6.5k current US$2003: 6.3k current US$2004: 6.6k current US$2005: 7.0k current US$2006: 7.3k current US$2007: 8.2k current US$2008: 9.2k current US$2009: 8.7k current US$2010: 9.3k current US$2011: 10.1k current US$2012: 10.6k current US$2013: 11.0k current US$2014: 11.1k current US$2015: 11.7k current US$2016: 10.7k current US$2017: 11.6k current US$2018: 11.8k current US$2019: 12.3k current US$2020: 11.4k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 11,391 current US$ for human capital per capita, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in El Salvador peaked at 12,326 current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,418 current US$, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 82nd out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 (current US$) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Human capital per capita, male (current US$) in El Salvador, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 4,418 current US$ —
1996 5,048 current US$ +14.3%
1997 5,848 current US$ +15.8%
1998 6,129 current US$ +4.8%
1999 6,218 current US$ +1.5%
2000 6,551 current US$ +5.4%
2001 6,348 current US$ -3.1%
2002 6,472 current US$ +2.0%
2003 6,310 current US$ -2.5%
2004 6,603 current US$ +4.7%
2005 6,960 current US$ +5.4%
2006 7,274 current US$ +4.5%
2007 8,158 current US$ +12.1%
2008 9,189 current US$ +12.6%
2009 8,731 current US$ -5.0%
2010 9,290 current US$ +6.4%
2011 10,133 current US$ +9.1%
2012 10,599 current US$ +4.6%
2013 10,984 current US$ +3.6%
2014 11,146 current US$ +1.5%
2015 11,690 current US$ +4.9%
2016 10,730 current US$ -8.2%
2017 11,630 current US$ +8.4%
2018 11,837 current US$ +1.8%
2019 12,326 current US$ +4.1%
2020 11,391 current US$ -7.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 11,391 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,255 current US$, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 11,391 current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,848 current US$, 55% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,532 current US$ 4,418 current US$ 6,218 current US$ 5
2000s 7,260 current US$ 6,310 current US$ 9,189 current US$ 10
2010s 11,037 current US$ 9,290 current US$ 12,326 current US$ 10
2020s 11,391 current US$ 11,391 current US$ 11,391 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 79 Montenegro 12,372 current US$ compare
  2. 80 Bolivia 11,873 current US$ compare
  3. 81 Cote d'Ivoire 11,652 current US$ compare
  4. 83 Belize 11,288 current US$ compare
  5. 84 Vietnam 11,213 current US$ compare
  6. 85 Sao Tome and Principe 11,164 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in El Salvador?
Human capital per capita, male in El Salvador was 11,391 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 12,326 current US$ in 2019.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4,418 current US$ in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for human capital per capita, male?
El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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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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