Armed forces personnel in Cameroon
Cameroon: Armed forces personnel was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Cameroon, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.3% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Cameroon peaked at 0.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 144th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -51.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +90.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +36.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.4% compare
- 142 Canada 0.4% compare
- 143 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 145 China 0.3% compare
- 146 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
- 147 Guinea 0.3% compare
More public sector data for Cameroon
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 18.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 534.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Cameroon?
- Armed forces personnel in Cameroon was 0.3% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for armed forces personnel?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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About this data
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.