Human capital per capita (real chained 2019 US$) by country
Human capital is computed as the present value of future earnings for the working population over their lifetimes. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.
Countries reporting
150
Highest
735,422 real chained 2019 US$
Switzerland
Lowest
700.38 real chained 2019 US$
Central African Republic
Median
25,608 real chained 2019 US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,885
What the numbers show
Human capital per capita (real chained 2019 US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 735,422 real chained 2019 US$ in Switzerland; the lowest is 700.38 real chained 2019 US$ in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 25,608 real chained 2019 US$, and the mean is 92,053 real chained 2019 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,050.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 118.8%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 18.5%).
Human capital per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 735,422 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 646,928 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 586,976 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 503,350 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 500,361 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 485,658 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 432,823 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 431,983 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 407,797 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 371,230 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 368,852 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 360,923 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 351,375 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 316,068 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 15 | France | 308,918 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 16 | New Zealand | 305,807 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 299,137 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 295,701 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 287,604 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Qatar | 282,997 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 265,402 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 236,331 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 231,116 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 214,489 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 184,577 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 26 | South Korea | 174,393 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 168,206 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 167,052 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 140,261 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 139,609 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 133,922 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 119,024 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 108,009 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 105,700 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 104,902 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 103,848 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 38 | Kuwait | 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 89,730 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 40 | Bahrain | 87,957 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 85,995 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Poland | 85,344 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 43 | Oman | 78,477 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 44 | Maldives | 78,127 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 75,354 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 46 | Panama | 74,114 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66,553 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 63,922 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 63,093 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 62,744 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 61,512 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 59,801 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 53 | Russia | 56,962 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 56,587 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 54,227 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 56 | Thailand | 51,135 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 57 | China | 50,835 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 47,192 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritius | 45,708 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 45,405 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 61 | Peru | 44,738 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 44,732 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 63 | Turkey | 39,616 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 64 | Paraguay | 37,845 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 37,283 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 66 | Belarus | 35,439 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 34,698 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 68 | Namibia | 33,478 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 69 | Lebanon | 32,233 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 70 | Jamaica | 31,950 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 71 | Guyana | 29,300 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28,567 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 73 | Botswana | 27,680 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 26,397 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 75 | Montenegro | 25,986 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 25,230 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 77 | Eswatini | 23,902 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia | 23,402 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 22,466 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 80 | Belize | 22,414 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 22,363 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia | 21,836 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 83 | Vietnam | 19,223 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 18,880 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 85 | Suriname | 18,784 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 86 | Philippines | 18,047 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 17,778 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 88 | Kenya | 17,449 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 17,352 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 90 | Indonesia | 15,986 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15,864 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 92 | Gabon | 15,345 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 15,207 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 94 | Ghana | 15,085 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14,958 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 96 | Ukraine | 14,763 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 97 | Tunisia | 14,702 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 98 | Georgia | 13,865 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 99 | Jordan | 13,341 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 12,892 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 101 | Angola | 12,872 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 102 | Morocco | 12,726 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 103 | Mongolia | 12,679 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 104 | Iran | 11,813 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 105 | Iraq | 11,660 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 11,526 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 107 | Cameroon | 11,280 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 108 | Togo | 11,222 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 11,080 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 10,643 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 111 | Benin | 10,307 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 112 | India | 9,607 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 113 | Egypt | 9,434 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 9,330 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 115 | Zambia | 9,067 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 116 | Comoros | 8,652 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 8,493 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 119 | Mauritania | 7,436 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 120 | Cambodia | 7,425 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 7,214 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 122 | Pakistan | 7,109 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 123 | Uganda | 6,992 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 6,945 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 125 | Laos | 6,754 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 126 | Nigeria | 6,731 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 127 | Lesotho | 6,430 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 128 | Rwanda | 6,281 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 129 | Haiti | 6,131 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 130 | Mali | 6,121 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 131 | Tanzania | 5,603 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,936 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 133 | Nepal | 4,833 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 134 | Moldova | 4,742 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 135 | Malawi | 4,084 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 4,028 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,970 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 138 | Sudan | 3,824 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 139 | Madagascar | 3,677 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 140 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,676 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 141 | Guinea | 3,401 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 3,385 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 143 | Chad | 3,325 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 144 | Liberia | 3,255 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 145 | Gambia | 2,925 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 2,758 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 147 | Mozambique | 2,558 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 148 | Niger | 2,301 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 149 | Burundi | 2,244 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 700.38 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.4% | rising |
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.