Armed forces personnel in Gabon
Gabon: Armed forces personnel was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Gabon, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1.0% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Gabon peaked at 3.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
That places Gabon 72nd 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -31.9% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +54.2% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 125.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 319.10 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Gabon?
- Armed forces personnel in Gabon was 1.0% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank for armed forces personnel?
- Gabon ranks 72nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.