Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Human capital per capita was 61,512 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
61,512 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
51st
of 150 countries
All-time high
61,512 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
33,517 real chained 2019 US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia, 1995–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k1995200720201995: 33.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 34.5k real chained 2019 US$1997: 33.5k real chained 2019 US$1998: 33.8k real chained 2019 US$1999: 36.5k real chained 2019 US$2000: 37.8k real chained 2019 US$2001: 37.8k real chained 2019 US$2002: 38.1k real chained 2019 US$2003: 38.0k real chained 2019 US$2004: 39.8k real chained 2019 US$2005: 42.0k real chained 2019 US$2006: 44.5k real chained 2019 US$2007: 46.6k real chained 2019 US$2008: 48.7k real chained 2019 US$2009: 48.3k real chained 2019 US$2010: 48.3k real chained 2019 US$2011: 48.6k real chained 2019 US$2012: 50.9k real chained 2019 US$2013: 49.8k real chained 2019 US$2014: 51.5k real chained 2019 US$2015: 53.0k real chained 2019 US$2016: 54.7k real chained 2019 US$2017: 56.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 58.0k real chained 2019 US$2019: 59.8k real chained 2019 US$2020: 61.5k real chained 2019 US$

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

Saint Lucia recorded 61,512 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 61,512 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33,517 real chained 2019 US$, in 1997.

Saint Lucia ranks 51st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34,361 real chained 2019 US$ 33,517 real chained 2019 US$ 36,474 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 42,154 real chained 2019 US$ 37,808 real chained 2019 US$ 48,662 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 53,084 real chained 2019 US$ 48,296 real chained 2019 US$ 59,764 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 61,512 real chained 2019 US$ 61,512 real chained 2019 US$ 61,512 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 48 Brazil 63,922 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 49 Malaysia 63,093 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 50 Saudi Arabia 62,744 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 52 Romania 59,801 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 53 Russia 56,962 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 54 Argentina 56,587 real chained 2019 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

More reference data data for Saint Lucia

All data for Saint Lucia →

Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Saint Lucia?
Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia was 61,512 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 61,512 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 33,517 real chained 2019 US$ in 1997.
How does Saint Lucia rank for human capital per capita?
Saint Lucia ranks 51st out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

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.