Human capital per capita, male in Senegal
Senegal: Human capital per capita, male was 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Human capital per capita, male in Senegal, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital per capita, male in Senegal is 4,280 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Senegal peaked at 5,772 real chained 2019 US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,280 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 125th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5,036 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 5,095 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5,149 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 5,200 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5,246 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5,291 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 5,347 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5,397 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5,403 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5,401 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,399 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,399 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,365 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 5,329 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,286 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5,240 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5,198 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,188 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,169 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5,161 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,152 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,772 real chained 2019 US$ | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 5,383 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 5,005 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4,637 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,677 real chained 2019 US$, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,744 real chained 2019 US$, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,145 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,036 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,246 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,362 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,286 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,403 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,190 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,637 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,772 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita, male in Senegal?
- Human capital per capita, male in Senegal was 4,280 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,772 real chained 2019 US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,280 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for human capital per capita, male?
- Senegal ranks 125th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.