Human capital per capita in Senegal

Senegal: Human capital per capita was 7,478 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7,478 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
118th
of 150 countries
All-time high
9,925 real chained 2019 US$
in 2016
All-time low
7,478 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Senegal, 1995–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1995200720201995: 7.6k real chained 2019 US$1996: 7.7k real chained 2019 US$1997: 7.8k real chained 2019 US$1998: 7.9k real chained 2019 US$1999: 8.0k real chained 2019 US$2000: 8.1k real chained 2019 US$2001: 8.2k real chained 2019 US$2002: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2003: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2004: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2005: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2006: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2007: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2008: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2009: 8.2k real chained 2019 US$2010: 8.2k real chained 2019 US$2011: 8.2k real chained 2019 US$2012: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$2013: 8.4k real chained 2019 US$2014: 8.5k real chained 2019 US$2015: 8.6k real chained 2019 US$2016: 9.9k real chained 2019 US$2017: 9.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 8.7k real chained 2019 US$2019: 8.1k real chained 2019 US$2020: 7.5k real chained 2019 US$

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 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 118th of 150 countries on this measure, 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 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

  1. 115 Zambia 9,067 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 116 Comoros 8,652 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 117 Ethiopia 8,493 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 119 Mauritania 7,436 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 120 Cambodia 7,425 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 121 Papua New Guinea 7,214 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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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 118th out of 150 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

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.