Human capital per capita, male in Namibia

Namibia: Human capital per capita, male was 17,959 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17,959 current US$
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
67th
of 150 countries
All-time high
23,862 current US$
in 2018
All-time low
4,726 current US$
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, male in Namibia, 1995–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1995200720201995: 8.5k current US$1996: 8.0k current US$1997: 7.8k current US$1998: 6.9k current US$1999: 6.4k current US$2000: 6.4k current US$2001: 5.4k current US$2002: 4.7k current US$2003: 7.1k current US$2004: 9.0k current US$2005: 9.9k current US$2006: 10.4k current US$2007: 11.3k current US$2008: 11.1k current US$2009: 16.2k current US$2010: 20.8k current US$2011: 23.2k current US$2012: 23.4k current US$2013: 22.1k current US$2014: 18.5k current US$2015: 21.7k current US$2016: 20.0k current US$2017: 23.5k current US$2018: 23.9k current US$2019: 21.5k current US$2020: 18.0k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, human capital per capita, male in Namibia stood at 17,959 current US$.

The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Namibia peaked at 23,862 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,726 current US$, in 2002.

That places Namibia 67th out of 150 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,536 current US$ 6,425 current US$ 8,481 current US$ 5
2000s 9,148 current US$ 4,726 current US$ 16,189 current US$ 10
2010s 21,855 current US$ 18,514 current US$ 23,862 current US$ 10
2020s 17,959 current US$ 17,959 current US$ 17,959 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 64 Saint Lucia 20,347 current US$ compare
  2. 65 Colombia 18,698 current US$ compare
  3. 66 Belarus 18,108 current US$ compare
  4. 68 Jamaica 17,636 current US$ compare
  5. 69 Paraguay 17,271 current US$ compare
  6. 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,095 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in Namibia?
Human capital per capita, male in Namibia was 17,959 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 23,862 current US$ in 2018.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,726 current US$ in 2002.
How does Namibia rank for human capital per capita, male?
Namibia ranks 67th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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