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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.
As of 2020, United States ranks first with 102,506,290,545,424.0, followed by China (46,558,934,093,456.7) and Japan (22,913,102,666,047.6).
United States is 2.2 times higher than China, the runner-up.
Across 150 countries and territories, values run from 102,506,290,545,424.0 (United States) to 814,029,911.7 (Gambia), with a median of 180,839,194,369.7.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Asia, 3 from the Americas and 3 from Europe.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Human capital, male (real chained 2019 US$), 2020. Unit: real chained 2019 US$.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Human capital, male (real chained 2019 US$) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026