Human capital per capita, male in Brazil

Brazil: Human capital per capita, male was 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
35,065 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
52nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
35,065 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
21,278 real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1995200720201995: 21.4k real chained 2019 US$1996: 21.3k real chained 2019 US$1997: 21.9k real chained 2019 US$1998: 22.2k real chained 2019 US$1999: 22.5k real chained 2019 US$2000: 23.1k real chained 2019 US$2001: 23.5k real chained 2019 US$2002: 24.2k real chained 2019 US$2003: 24.7k real chained 2019 US$2004: 25.7k real chained 2019 US$2005: 26.4k real chained 2019 US$2006: 27.1k real chained 2019 US$2007: 27.7k real chained 2019 US$2008: 28.6k real chained 2019 US$2009: 29.0k real chained 2019 US$2010: 29.6k real chained 2019 US$2011: 30.6k real chained 2019 US$2012: 31.7k real chained 2019 US$2013: 32.7k real chained 2019 US$2014: 33.5k real chained 2019 US$2015: 33.8k real chained 2019 US$2016: 33.5k real chained 2019 US$2017: 33.9k real chained 2019 US$2018: 34.2k real chained 2019 US$2019: 34.6k real chained 2019 US$2020: 35.1k real chained 2019 US$

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

The most recent figure for human capital per capita, male in Brazil is 35,065 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Brazil peaked at 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,278 real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

Brazil ranks 52nd of 150 countries on this measure, 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 21,864 real chained 2019 US$ 21,278 real chained 2019 US$ 22,526 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 25,989 real chained 2019 US$ 23,100 real chained 2019 US$ 28,963 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 32,820 real chained 2019 US$ 29,647 real chained 2019 US$ 34,643 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 49 Trinidad and Tobago 38,299 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 50 Russia 35,692 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 51 Romania 35,156 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 53 Mauritius 33,005 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 54 China 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 55 Ecuador 31,140 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in Brazil?
Human capital per capita, male in Brazil was 35,065 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 21,278 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Brazil rank for human capital per capita, male?
Brazil ranks 52nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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
Last refreshed

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.