Human capital per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Human capital per capita was 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita in Senegal, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, human capital per capita in Senegal stood at 7,478 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Senegal peaked at 9,925 real chained 2019 US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,478 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 119th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,620 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 7,722 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7,822 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7,922 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 8,016 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8,106 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 8,206 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8,298 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8,307 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 8,300 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8,291 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8,277 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8,273 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,267 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8,249 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,231 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,216 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8,311 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8,413 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,532 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 8,649 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9,925 real chained 2019 US$ | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 9,287 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 8,667 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 8,065 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,202 real chained 2019 US$, 73% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,214 real chained 2019 US$, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,820 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,620 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,016 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 8,257 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,106 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,307 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,630 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,065 real chained 2019 US$ | 9,925 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 116 Zambia 9,067 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 117 Comoros 8,652 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 118 Ethiopia 8,493 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 120 Mauritania 7,436 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 121 Cambodia 7,425 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 7,214 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital per capita in Senegal?
- Human capital per capita in Senegal was 7,478 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,925 real chained 2019 US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for human capital per capita?
- Senegal ranks 119th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.