Human capital per capita in Laos

Laos: Human capital per capita was 6,754 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,754 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
125th
of 150 countries
All-time high
6,754 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
5,033 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Laos, 1995–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k1995200720201995: 5.0k real chained 2019 US$1996: 5.1k real chained 2019 US$1997: 5.1k real chained 2019 US$1998: 5.2k real chained 2019 US$1999: 5.3k real chained 2019 US$2000: 5.3k real chained 2019 US$2001: 5.4k real chained 2019 US$2002: 5.5k real chained 2019 US$2003: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2004: 5.7k real chained 2019 US$2005: 5.8k real chained 2019 US$2006: 5.9k real chained 2019 US$2007: 6.0k real chained 2019 US$2008: 6.1k real chained 2019 US$2009: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$2010: 6.3k real chained 2019 US$2011: 6.3k real chained 2019 US$2012: 6.4k real chained 2019 US$2013: 6.4k real chained 2019 US$2014: 6.5k real chained 2019 US$2015: 6.5k real chained 2019 US$2016: 6.6k real chained 2019 US$2017: 6.6k real chained 2019 US$2018: 6.7k real chained 2019 US$2019: 6.7k real chained 2019 US$2020: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$

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 Laos stood at 6,754 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Laos peaked at 6,754 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,033 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

That places Laos 125th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,135 real chained 2019 US$ 5,033 real chained 2019 US$ 5,262 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 5,732 real chained 2019 US$ 5,335 real chained 2019 US$ 6,171 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 6,496 real chained 2019 US$ 6,259 real chained 2019 US$ 6,710 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 6,754 real chained 2019 US$ 6,754 real chained 2019 US$ 6,754 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 122 Pakistan 7,109 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 123 Uganda 6,992 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 124 Azerbaijan 6,945 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 126 Nigeria 6,731 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 127 Lesotho 6,430 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 128 Rwanda 6,281 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Laos?
Human capital per capita in Laos was 6,754 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 Laos?
The highest recorded value was 6,754 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 5,033 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Laos rank for human capital per capita?
Laos ranks 125th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos 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.