Human capital per capita, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Human capital per capita, male was 10,165 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10,165 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
90th
of 151 countries
All-time high
10,448 real chained 2019 US$
in 2008
All-time low
8,968 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, male in Sri Lanka, 1995–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1995200720201995: 9.0k real chained 2019 US$1996: 9.4k real chained 2019 US$1997: 9.6k real chained 2019 US$1998: 10.0k real chained 2019 US$1999: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2000: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2001: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2002: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2003: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2004: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2005: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2006: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2007: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2008: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2009: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2010: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2011: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2012: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2013: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2014: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2015: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2016: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2017: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 10.3k real chained 2019 US$2019: 10.2k real chained 2019 US$2020: 10.2k real chained 2019 US$

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

Sri Lanka recorded 10,165 real chained 2019 US$ for human capital per capita, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 10,448 real chained 2019 US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8,968 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Sri Lanka 90th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 9,661 real chained 2019 US$ 8,968 real chained 2019 US$ 10,330 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 10,351 real chained 2019 US$ 10,256 real chained 2019 US$ 10,448 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 10,324 real chained 2019 US$ 10,209 real chained 2019 US$ 10,424 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 10,165 real chained 2019 US$ 10,165 real chained 2019 US$ 10,165 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 87 Philippines 10,803 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 88 Suriname 10,780 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 89 Kenya 10,609 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 91 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 10,092 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 92 Morocco 10,088 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 93 Jordan 10,080 real chained 2019 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

More reference data data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, male in Sri Lanka?
Human capital per capita, male in Sri Lanka was 10,165 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 10,448 real chained 2019 US$ in 2008.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 8,968 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Sri Lanka rank for human capital per capita, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Human capital per capita, male in Sri Lanka. Statizoid, drawing on 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. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/human-capital-per-capita-male-real-chained-2019-us/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/human-capital-per-capita-male-real-chained-2019-us/sri-lanka/">Human capital per capita, male in Sri Lanka</a> — Statizoid

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.