Human capital per capita, male in South Africa
South Africa: Human capital per capita, male was 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita, male in South Africa, 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$.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ for human capital per capita, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in South Africa peaked at 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,763 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
South Africa ranks 71st of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, male in South Africa, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12,763 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 12,780 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12,893 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 13,093 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 13,320 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 13,558 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 13,950 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 14,350 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 14,736 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15,126 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 15,502 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 15,888 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 16,274 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 16,640 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 16,128 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 15,224 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 16,273 real chained 2019 US$ | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 16,476 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 16,663 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16,895 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17,739 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 17,867 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 18,133 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18,258 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 18,378 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,970 real chained 2019 US$ | 12,763 real chained 2019 US$ | 13,320 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 15,215 real chained 2019 US$ | 13,558 real chained 2019 US$ | 16,640 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,191 real chained 2019 US$ | 15,224 real chained 2019 US$ | 18,378 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ | 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ | 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 68 Jamaica 20,188 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 69 Paraguay 19,555 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 70 Belarus 19,204 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 72 Botswana 17,809 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,872 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 74 Guatemala 15,472 real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita, male in South Africa?
- Human capital per capita, male in South Africa was 18,508 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,763 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for human capital per capita, male?
- South Africa ranks 71st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.