Human capital in Malaysia
Malaysia: Human capital was 2.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital in Malaysia, 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$.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ for human capital in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital in Malaysia peaked at 2.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 794.91 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
Malaysia ranks 33rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 870.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 794.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 943.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 983.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.40 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.46 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 30 Colombia 2.40 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 2.26 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 32 United Arab Emirates 2.19 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 34 South Africa 2.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 35 Chile 2.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 36 Philippines 2.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital in Malaysia?
- Human capital in Malaysia was 2.09 trillion 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 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 794.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Malaysia rank for human capital?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (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.