Human capital per capita in Chile

Chile: Human capital per capita was 105,700 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
105,700 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
34th
of 150 countries
All-time high
105,700 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
74,380 real chained 2019 US$
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Chile, 1995–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1995200720201995: 75.6k real chained 2019 US$1996: 74.9k real chained 2019 US$1997: 76.0k real chained 2019 US$1998: 76.8k real chained 2019 US$1999: 74.4k real chained 2019 US$2000: 74.9k real chained 2019 US$2001: 74.7k real chained 2019 US$2002: 75.2k real chained 2019 US$2003: 77.5k real chained 2019 US$2004: 78.8k real chained 2019 US$2005: 81.3k real chained 2019 US$2006: 84.5k real chained 2019 US$2007: 87.0k real chained 2019 US$2008: 89.1k real chained 2019 US$2009: 87.9k real chained 2019 US$2010: 92.3k real chained 2019 US$2011: 96.5k real chained 2019 US$2012: 97.8k real chained 2019 US$2013: 99.2k real chained 2019 US$2014: 100.0k real chained 2019 US$2015: 100.9k real chained 2019 US$2016: 101.2k real chained 2019 US$2017: 102.4k real chained 2019 US$2018: 103.4k real chained 2019 US$2019: 104.3k real chained 2019 US$2020: 105.7k real chained 2019 US$

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

In 2020, human capital per capita in Chile stood at 105,700 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Chile peaked at 105,700 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74,380 real chained 2019 US$, in 1999.

Chile ranks 34th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75,539 real chained 2019 US$ 74,380 real chained 2019 US$ 76,846 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 81,095 real chained 2019 US$ 74,717 real chained 2019 US$ 89,128 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 99,814 real chained 2019 US$ 92,347 real chained 2019 US$ 104,348 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 105,700 real chained 2019 US$ 105,700 real chained 2019 US$ 105,700 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 31 Portugal 133,922 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 32 Uruguay 119,024 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 33 Slovakia 108,009 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 35 Lithuania 104,902 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 36 Costa Rica 103,848 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 37 Latvia 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Chile?
Human capital per capita in Chile was 105,700 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 recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 105,700 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 74,380 real chained 2019 US$ in 1999.
How does Chile rank for human capital per capita?
Chile ranks 34th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita (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.