Armed forces personnel in Guyana
Guyana: Armed forces personnel was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Guyana, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Guyana stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Guyana peaked at 1.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
Guyana ranks 65th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.4% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -50.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +55.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -35.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -57.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +207.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Guyana
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 10.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 242.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 84.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 201.84 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 23.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Guyana?
- Armed forces personnel in Guyana was 1.0% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Guyana rank for armed forces personnel?
- Guyana ranks 65th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.