Armed forces personnel in IDA only
IDA only: Armed forces personnel was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in IDA only, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.7% for armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in IDA only peaked at 1.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places IDA only 27th out of 44 groups 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +73.8% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 24 Bahrain 2.3% compare
- 25 Oman 2.1% compare
- 26 Morocco 2.1% compare
- 27 Cambodia 2.0% compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 2.0% compare
- 29 Mauritania 2.0% compare
- 30 North Macedonia 2.0% compare
More public sector data for IDA only
- Arms imports 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6649 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.89 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in IDA only?
- Armed forces personnel in IDA only was 0.7% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does IDA only rank for armed forces personnel?
- IDA only ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.