Human capital per capita, male in China
China: Human capital per capita, male was 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita, male in China, 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$.
Analysis
China recorded 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ 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$, in 1995.
That places China 54th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, male in China, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26,959 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 27,411 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 27,913 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 28,452 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 28,995 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 29,595 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 29,738 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 29,969 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 30,237 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 30,646 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 31,029 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 31,289 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 31,444 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 31,434 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 31,436 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31,535 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 31,973 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 32,187 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 32,388 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32,542 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32,641 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32,740 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32,743 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32,790 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32,875 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,925 real chained 2019 US$, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 32,995 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,314 real chained 2019 US$, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,946 real chained 2019 US$ | 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
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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 151 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
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.