Human capital per capita, male in Canada

Canada: Human capital per capita, male was 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
216,498 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
12th
of 150 countries
All-time high
216,498 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
181,850 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1995200720201995: 181.8k real chained 2019 US$1996: 182.5k real chained 2019 US$1997: 185.6k real chained 2019 US$1998: 188.7k real chained 2019 US$1999: 192.8k real chained 2019 US$2000: 196.6k real chained 2019 US$2001: 196.8k real chained 2019 US$2002: 199.0k real chained 2019 US$2003: 202.2k real chained 2019 US$2004: 204.1k real chained 2019 US$2005: 205.9k real chained 2019 US$2006: 207.2k real chained 2019 US$2007: 209.7k real chained 2019 US$2008: 211.3k real chained 2019 US$2009: 203.5k real chained 2019 US$2010: 205.5k real chained 2019 US$2011: 207.9k real chained 2019 US$2012: 208.0k real chained 2019 US$2013: 208.8k real chained 2019 US$2014: 208.7k real chained 2019 US$2015: 209.4k real chained 2019 US$2016: 208.3k real chained 2019 US$2017: 210.7k real chained 2019 US$2018: 212.5k real chained 2019 US$2019: 214.1k real chained 2019 US$2020: 216.5k real chained 2019 US$

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

Canada recorded 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ for human capital per capita, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Canada peaked at 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 181,850 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Canada ranks 12th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 186,303 real chained 2019 US$ 181,850 real chained 2019 US$ 192,838 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 203,635 real chained 2019 US$ 196,637 real chained 2019 US$ 211,256 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 209,394 real chained 2019 US$ 205,453 real chained 2019 US$ 214,112 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 9 Australia 252,521 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 10 Qatar 239,232 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 11 Germany 232,909 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 13 Ireland 207,972 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 14 Sweden 198,725 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 15 Israel 197,700 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in Canada?
Human capital per capita, male in Canada was 216,498 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 181,850 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Canada rank for human capital per capita, male?
Canada ranks 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.