Human capital per capita, male in India

India: Human capital per capita, male was 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8,270 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
102nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
8,270 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
5,735 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1995200720201995: 5.7k real chained 2019 US$1996: 5.9k real chained 2019 US$1997: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$1998: 6.4k real chained 2019 US$1999: 6.6k real chained 2019 US$2000: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2001: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2002: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2003: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2004: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2005: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2006: 6.9k real chained 2019 US$2007: 7.1k real chained 2019 US$2008: 7.3k real chained 2019 US$2009: 7.4k real chained 2019 US$2010: 7.6k real chained 2019 US$2011: 7.7k real chained 2019 US$2012: 7.8k real chained 2019 US$2013: 7.8k real chained 2019 US$2014: 7.9k real chained 2019 US$2015: 7.9k real chained 2019 US$2016: 8.0k real chained 2019 US$2017: 8.1k real chained 2019 US$2018: 8.1k real chained 2019 US$2019: 8.2k real chained 2019 US$2020: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$

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

India recorded 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ for human capital per capita, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in India peaked at 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,735 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

India ranks 102nd of 150 countries on this measure, 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 6,152 real chained 2019 US$ 5,735 real chained 2019 US$ 6,556 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 6,931 real chained 2019 US$ 6,760 real chained 2019 US$ 7,408 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 7,908 real chained 2019 US$ 7,573 real chained 2019 US$ 8,196 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 99 Iran 8,953 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 100 Georgia 8,626 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 101 Angola 8,296 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 103 Ukraine 8,179 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 104 Togo 7,696 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 105 Cameroon 7,597 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in India?
Human capital per capita, male in India was 8,270 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 8,270 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 5,735 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does India rank for human capital per capita, male?
India ranks 102nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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.