Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Brunei
Brunei: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) was 3.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Brunei, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 3.6% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Brunei peaked at 6.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1993.
That places Brunei 13th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +73.8% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 3.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 3.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 3.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +73.8% | 3.9% | 6.9% |
| 2017 | -34.8% | 5.6% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | +28.9% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More public sector data for Brunei
- Arms imports 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 60.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 154.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,207 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 24.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 558.61 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Brunei?
- Armed forces personnel in Brunei was 3.6% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1993.
- How does Brunei rank for armed forces personnel?
- Brunei ranks 13th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.