Armed forces personnel in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Armed forces personnel was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde is 0.5%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Cape Verde peaked at 0.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places Cape Verde 117th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Cape Verde
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 32.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 16.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 744.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,562 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Cape Verde?
- Armed forces personnel in Cape Verde was 0.5% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for armed forces personnel?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.