Human capital per capita, male in Iceland

Iceland: Human capital per capita, male was 355,475 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
355,475 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
3rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
355,475 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
262,525 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1995200720201995: 262.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 267.6k real chained 2019 US$1997: 268.0k real chained 2019 US$1998: 278.3k real chained 2019 US$1999: 284.6k real chained 2019 US$2000: 290.9k real chained 2019 US$2001: 294.6k real chained 2019 US$2002: 287.5k real chained 2019 US$2003: 290.8k real chained 2019 US$2004: 290.2k real chained 2019 US$2005: 296.8k real chained 2019 US$2006: 308.7k real chained 2019 US$2007: 317.7k real chained 2019 US$2008: 314.2k real chained 2019 US$2009: 288.0k real chained 2019 US$2010: 288.4k real chained 2019 US$2011: 288.8k real chained 2019 US$2012: 293.9k real chained 2019 US$2013: 302.0k real chained 2019 US$2014: 314.3k real chained 2019 US$2015: 324.6k real chained 2019 US$2016: 339.3k real chained 2019 US$2017: 343.1k real chained 2019 US$2018: 345.6k real chained 2019 US$2019: 349.6k real chained 2019 US$2020: 355.5k real chained 2019 US$

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

In 2020, human capital per capita, male in Iceland stood at 355,475 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Iceland peaked at 355,475 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 262,525 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Iceland 3rd out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 272,217 real chained 2019 US$ 262,525 real chained 2019 US$ 284,570 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 297,949 real chained 2019 US$ 287,509 real chained 2019 US$ 317,704 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 318,980 real chained 2019 US$ 288,384 real chained 2019 US$ 349,635 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 355,475 real chained 2019 US$ 355,475 real chained 2019 US$ 355,475 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 1 Djibouti 6,677 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 1 Switzerland 486,878 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 2 Luxembourg 400,371 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 4 United States 309,194 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 5 Singapore 280,539 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 6 Norway 280,350 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in Iceland?
Human capital per capita, male in Iceland was 355,475 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 Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 355,475 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 262,525 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Iceland rank for human capital per capita, male?
Iceland ranks 3rd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.