Armed forces personnel in Burundi
Burundi: Armed forces personnel was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Burundi, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel in Burundi is 0.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Burundi peaked at 2.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
Burundi ranks 104th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +53.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +94.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -42.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +59.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Burundi
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 171.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Burundi?
- Armed forces personnel in Burundi was 0.6% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Burundi rank for armed forces personnel?
- Burundi ranks 104th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.