Human capital per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Human capital per capita was 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita in Latvia, 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$.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ for human capital per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Latvia peaked at 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65,747 real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.
Latvia ranks 37th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,277 real chained 2019 US$ | 65,747 real chained 2019 US$ | 71,606 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 79,004 real chained 2019 US$ | 69,735 real chained 2019 US$ | 88,836 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,349 real chained 2019 US$ | 75,811 real chained 2019 US$ | 94,089 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita in Latvia?
- Human capital per capita in Latvia was 95,696 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 95,696 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,747 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for human capital per capita?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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
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.