Armed forces personnel in Ecuador
Ecuador: Armed forces personnel was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Ecuador, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Ecuador stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Ecuador peaked at 1.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 111th 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 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Arms imports 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 257.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 148.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.2229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Ecuador?
- Armed forces personnel in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for armed forces personnel?
- Ecuador ranks 111th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.