Human capital per capita, male in China

China: Human capital per capita, male was 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
32,995 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 150 countries
All-time high
32,995 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
26,959 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1995200720201995: 27.0k real chained 2019 US$1996: 27.4k real chained 2019 US$1997: 27.9k real chained 2019 US$1998: 28.5k real chained 2019 US$1999: 29.0k real chained 2019 US$2000: 29.6k real chained 2019 US$2001: 29.7k real chained 2019 US$2002: 30.0k real chained 2019 US$2003: 30.2k real chained 2019 US$2004: 30.6k real chained 2019 US$2005: 31.0k real chained 2019 US$2006: 31.3k real chained 2019 US$2007: 31.4k real chained 2019 US$2008: 31.4k real chained 2019 US$2009: 31.4k real chained 2019 US$2010: 31.5k real chained 2019 US$2011: 32.0k real chained 2019 US$2012: 32.2k real chained 2019 US$2013: 32.4k real chained 2019 US$2014: 32.5k real chained 2019 US$2015: 32.6k real chained 2019 US$2016: 32.7k real chained 2019 US$2017: 32.7k real chained 2019 US$2018: 32.8k real chained 2019 US$2019: 32.9k real chained 2019 US$2020: 33.0k real chained 2019 US$

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

China recorded 32,995 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in China peaked at 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26,959 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places China 54th 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 27,946 real chained 2019 US$ 26,959 real chained 2019 US$ 28,995 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 30,682 real chained 2019 US$ 29,595 real chained 2019 US$ 31,444 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 32,441 real chained 2019 US$ 31,535 real chained 2019 US$ 32,875 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 51 Romania 35,156 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 52 Brazil 35,065 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 53 Mauritius 33,005 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 55 Ecuador 31,140 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 56 Argentina 30,546 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 57 Saint Lucia 29,758 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in China?
Human capital per capita, male in China was 32,995 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 26,959 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does China rank for human capital per capita, male?
China ranks 54th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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.