Human capital per capita, male in Benin

Benin: Human capital per capita, male was 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,985 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
107th
of 150 countries
All-time high
6,985 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
5,528 real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1995200720201995: 5.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 5.5k real chained 2019 US$1997: 5.5k real chained 2019 US$1998: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$1999: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2000: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2001: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2002: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2003: 5.7k real chained 2019 US$2004: 5.7k real chained 2019 US$2005: 5.7k real chained 2019 US$2006: 5.8k real chained 2019 US$2007: 5.8k real chained 2019 US$2008: 5.9k real chained 2019 US$2009: 5.9k real chained 2019 US$2010: 6.0k real chained 2019 US$2011: 6.0k real chained 2019 US$2012: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$2013: 6.3k real chained 2019 US$2014: 6.4k real chained 2019 US$2015: 6.5k real chained 2019 US$2016: 6.6k real chained 2019 US$2017: 6.7k real chained 2019 US$2018: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2019: 6.9k real chained 2019 US$2020: 7.0k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, human capital per capita, male in Benin stood at 6,985 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Benin peaked at 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,528 real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

That places Benin 107th 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 5,550 real chained 2019 US$ 5,528 real chained 2019 US$ 5,583 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 5,723 real chained 2019 US$ 5,602 real chained 2019 US$ 5,905 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 6,437 real chained 2019 US$ 5,957 real chained 2019 US$ 6,891 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 104 Togo 7,696 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 105 Cameroon 7,597 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 106 Egypt 7,166 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 108 Bangladesh 6,981 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 109 Mongolia 6,769 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 110 Gabon 6,643 real chained 2019 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 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest human capital per capita, male recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 6,985 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 5,528 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Benin rank for human capital per capita, male?
Benin ranks 107th 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 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Human capital per capita, male (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita, male (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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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.