Human capital per capita, male in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Human capital per capita, male was 4,546 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4,546 current US$
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
120th
of 150 countries
All-time high
5,118 current US$
in 2014
All-time low
1,201 current US$
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, male in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1995200720201995: 2.7k current US$1996: 2.7k current US$1997: 2.6k current US$1998: 1.8k current US$1999: 1.6k current US$2000: 1.5k current US$2001: 1.2k current US$2002: 1.2k current US$2003: 1.3k current US$2004: 1.4k current US$2005: 1.5k current US$2006: 2.4k current US$2007: 2.6k current US$2008: 3.1k current US$2009: 3.0k current US$2010: 3.6k current US$2011: 4.4k current US$2012: 5.0k current US$2013: 4.9k current US$2014: 5.1k current US$2015: 4.7k current US$2016: 4.4k current US$2017: 4.7k current US$2018: 4.8k current US$2019: 4.8k current US$2020: 4.5k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human capital per capita, male in Papua New Guinea is 4,546 current US$, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5,118 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,201 current US$, in 2002.

Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,284 current US$ 1,566 current US$ 2,731 current US$ 5
2000s 1,936 current US$ 1,201 current US$ 3,139 current US$ 10
2010s 4,646 current US$ 3,600 current US$ 5,118 current US$ 10
2020s 4,546 current US$ 4,546 current US$ 4,546 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 117 Angola 5,478 current US$ compare
  2. 118 Mali 5,031 current US$ compare
  3. 119 Senegal 4,788 current US$ compare
  4. 121 Iraq 4,505 current US$ compare
  5. 122 Zambia 4,455 current US$ compare
  6. 123 Cambodia 4,243 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 Papua New Guinea?
Human capital per capita, male in Papua New Guinea was 4,546 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 5,118 current US$ in 2014.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,201 current US$ in 2002.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for human capital per capita, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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