Human capital per capita, male (real chained 2019 US$) by country
Human capital is computed as the present value of future earnings for the working population over their lifetimes. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.
Countries reporting
150
Highest
486,878 real chained 2019 US$
Switzerland
Lowest
316.25 real chained 2019 US$
Gambia
Median
14,655 real chained 2019 US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,885
What the numbers show
Human capital per capita, male (real chained 2019 US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 486,878 real chained 2019 US$ in Switzerland; the lowest is 316.25 real chained 2019 US$ in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,655 real chained 2019 US$, and the mean is 56,611 real chained 2019 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,540.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 124.9%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 18.3%).
Human capital per capita, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 486,878 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 400,371 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 355,475 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 309,194 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 5 | Singapore | 280,539 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 280,350 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 277,996 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 273,386 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 9 | Australia | 252,521 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 10 | Qatar | 239,232 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 232,909 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 207,972 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 198,725 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 197,700 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 192,262 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 187,429 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 184,800 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 181,474 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 173,985 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 21 | France | 169,641 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 163,324 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 136,744 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 129,033 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 25 | South Korea | 125,402 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 105,053 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 99,618 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 95,335 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 86,789 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 75,986 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 70,584 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bahrain | 68,432 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | Kuwait | 68,327 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 34 | Oman | 61,691 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 35 | Maldives | 61,349 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 124.9% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 60,824 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 60,580 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 54,645 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 53,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 52,556 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 51,699 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 51,507 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 50,550 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 50,158 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 48,173 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 41,270 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 47 | Panama | 41,066 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 39,110 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38,299 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 50 | Russia | 35,692 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 35,156 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 52 | Brazil | 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 33,005 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 54 | China | 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 31,140 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 30,546 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 29,758 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 26,930 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 26,762 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 26,730 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 26,286 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 25,538 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 25,130 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 64 | Lebanon | 22,849 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 22,173 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 66 | Guyana | 21,667 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 67 | Namibia | 21,217 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 68 | Jamaica | 20,188 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 19,555 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 70 | Belarus | 19,204 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 71 | South Africa | 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 17,809 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,872 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 15,472 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 75 | Montenegro | 14,925 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 14,385 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 14,233 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 13,609 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 79 | Belize | 13,546 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 13,174 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 81 | Eswatini | 12,925 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 12,652 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia | 12,542 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 84 | Indonesia | 11,898 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11,454 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 86 | Vietnam | 11,122 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 87 | Philippines | 10,803 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 88 | Suriname | 10,780 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 89 | Kenya | 10,609 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 10,165 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 91 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10,092 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 92 | Morocco | 10,088 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 93 | Jordan | 10,080 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 94 | Tunisia | 10,058 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 95 | Albania | 10,016 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 9,866 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 97 | Honduras | 9,348 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 98 | Congo | 9,198 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 99 | Iran | 8,953 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 8,626 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 101 | Angola | 8,296 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 102 | India | 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 103 | Ukraine | 8,179 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 7,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 105 | Cameroon | 7,597 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 106 | Egypt | 7,166 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 6,981 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 109 | Mongolia | 6,769 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 110 | Gabon | 6,643 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 111 | Pakistan | 6,531 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 6,286 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 6,134 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 114 | Comoros | 6,064 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 6,003 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 5,981 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 117 | Mauritania | 5,767 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 118 | Zambia | 5,689 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 5,495 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 120 | Mali | 5,208 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 4,906 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 122 | Cambodia | 4,680 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 4,632 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 124 | Senegal | 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 125 | Haiti | 4,170 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 126 | Rwanda | 4,153 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 127 | Uganda | 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 128 | Laos | 3,921 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 129 | Nigeria | 3,793 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 130 | Nepal | 3,697 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,648 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 132 | Sudan | 3,327 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 133 | Tanzania | 3,257 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 134 | Lesotho | 3,134 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 2,628 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 136 | Malawi | 2,573 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 137 | Madagascar | 2,548 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,452 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,402 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 140 | Moldova | 2,402 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 141 | Guinea | 2,374 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 2,253 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 143 | Chad | 2,239 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 2,189 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 145 | Mozambique | 1,561 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 146 | Burundi | 1,231 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 147 | Liberia | 1,106 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 148 | Niger | 1,065 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 417.68 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 316.25 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.4% | rising |
About this data
Human capital is computed as the present value of future earnings for the working population over their lifetimes. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.