Human capital in Mauritius

Mauritius: Human capital was 57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
120th
of 150 countries
All-time high
57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
36.42 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Mauritius, 1995–2020

020.0B40.0B60.0B1995200720201995: 36.4B real chained 2019 US$1996: 37.4B real chained 2019 US$1997: 38.3B real chained 2019 US$1998: 39.2B real chained 2019 US$1999: 40.0B real chained 2019 US$2000: 40.8B real chained 2019 US$2001: 40.7B real chained 2019 US$2002: 42.3B real chained 2019 US$2003: 44.6B real chained 2019 US$2004: 44.1B real chained 2019 US$2005: 44.6B real chained 2019 US$2006: 45.5B real chained 2019 US$2007: 46.0B real chained 2019 US$2008: 47.4B real chained 2019 US$2009: 48.2B real chained 2019 US$2010: 49.3B real chained 2019 US$2011: 49.5B real chained 2019 US$2012: 50.5B real chained 2019 US$2013: 52.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 53.0B real chained 2019 US$2015: 53.9B real chained 2019 US$2016: 54.4B real chained 2019 US$2017: 55.2B real chained 2019 US$2018: 56.1B real chained 2019 US$2019: 57.0B real chained 2019 US$2020: 57.9B real chained 2019 US$

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

Mauritius recorded 57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ for human capital in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Mauritius peaked at 57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.42 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Mauritius ranks 120th 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 38.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ 36.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ 39.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 44.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ 40.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ 48.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 53.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ 49.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ 56.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 117 Haiti 69.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 118 Armenia 61.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 119 Burkina Faso 59.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 121 Niger 55.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 122 Chad 55.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 123 Georgia 51.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Mauritius?
Human capital in Mauritius was 57.87 billion 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 57.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 36.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Mauritius rank for human capital?
Mauritius ranks 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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

Indicator
Human capital (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.