Human capital per capita, male in Uganda
Uganda: Human capital per capita, male was 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita, male in Uganda, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital per capita, male in Uganda is 4,088 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita, male in Uganda peaked at 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,550 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
Uganda ranks 128th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,550 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2,556 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,569 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2,587 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,614 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2,639 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,674 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,705 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,736 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,780 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,826 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,876 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 2,927 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2,983 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,041 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,113 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3,201 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 3,288 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3,423 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3,500 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,586 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,682 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,785 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,888 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,989 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,327 real chained 2019 US$, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,744 real chained 2019 US$, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,575 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,550 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,614 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,819 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,639 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,041 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,546 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,113 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,989 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita, male in Uganda?
- Human capital per capita, male in Uganda was 4,088 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4,088 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,550 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for human capital per capita, male?
- Uganda ranks 128th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.