Human capital per capita, male in Canada
Canada: Human capital per capita, male was 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita, male in Canada, 1995–2020
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$, in 1995.
Canada ranks 12th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, male in Canada, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 181,850 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 182,478 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 185,619 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 188,730 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 192,838 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 196,637 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 196,802 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 199,011 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 202,211 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 204,143 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 205,864 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 207,203 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 209,717 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 211,256 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 203,509 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 205,453 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 207,876 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 208,031 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 208,843 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 208,700 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 209,449 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 208,327 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 210,683 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 212,466 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 214,112 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 216,498 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 105,053 real chained 2019 US$, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186,303 real chained 2019 US$ | 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
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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 151 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
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.