Human capital per capita, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Human capital per capita, male was 3,793 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. β² Rising
Human capital per capita, male in Nigeria, 1995β2020
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$.
Analysis
In 2020, human capital per capita, male in Nigeria stood at 3,793 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Nigeria peaked at 3,793 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,462 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
That places Nigeria 130th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,556 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,462 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,647 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,935 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,691 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,178 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,332 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,079 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,691 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,793 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,793 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,793 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita, male in Nigeria?
- Human capital per capita, male in Nigeria was 3,793 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,793 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,462 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Nigeria rank for human capital per capita, male?
- Nigeria ranks 130th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.