Human capital per capita in Kuwait

Kuwait: Human capital per capita was 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
91,949 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
38th
of 150 countries
All-time high
91,949 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
65,525 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Kuwait, 1995–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1995200720201995: 65.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 66.5k real chained 2019 US$1997: 67.2k real chained 2019 US$1998: 68.0k real chained 2019 US$1999: 69.1k real chained 2019 US$2000: 70.4k real chained 2019 US$2001: 71.3k real chained 2019 US$2002: 72.3k real chained 2019 US$2003: 73.4k real chained 2019 US$2004: 74.5k real chained 2019 US$2005: 75.5k real chained 2019 US$2006: 76.4k real chained 2019 US$2007: 76.8k real chained 2019 US$2008: 77.5k real chained 2019 US$2009: 78.8k real chained 2019 US$2010: 80.1k real chained 2019 US$2011: 81.7k real chained 2019 US$2012: 83.5k real chained 2019 US$2013: 85.1k real chained 2019 US$2014: 86.1k real chained 2019 US$2015: 88.4k real chained 2019 US$2016: 89.5k real chained 2019 US$2017: 90.1k real chained 2019 US$2018: 88.3k real chained 2019 US$2019: 88.1k real chained 2019 US$2020: 91.9k real chained 2019 US$

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

Kuwait recorded 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ for human capital per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Kuwait peaked at 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65,525 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Kuwait 38th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 67,280 real chained 2019 US$ 65,525 real chained 2019 US$ 69,124 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 74,699 real chained 2019 US$ 70,412 real chained 2019 US$ 78,800 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 86,087 real chained 2019 US$ 80,056 real chained 2019 US$ 90,140 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 35 Lithuania 104,902 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 36 Costa Rica 103,848 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 37 Latvia 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 39 Hungary 89,730 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 40 Bahrain 87,957 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 41 Greece 85,995 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Kuwait?
Human capital per capita in Kuwait was 91,949 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 91,949 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 65,525 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Kuwait rank for human capital per capita?
Kuwait ranks 38th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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
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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.