Armed forces personnel in Ghana
Ghana: Armed forces personnel was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 0.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Ghana peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Ghana 160th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +77.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -46.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +88.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 157 Malawi 0.2% compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 159 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 162 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
- 163 Kenya 0.1% compare
More public sector data for Ghana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 7.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 268.74 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Ghana?
- Armed forces personnel in Ghana was 0.1% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for armed forces personnel?
- Ghana ranks 160th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.