Armed forces personnel in Low income
Low income: Armed forces personnel was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Low income, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Low income stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Low income peaked at 2.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
Low income ranks 9th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +43.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More public sector data for Low income
- Arms imports 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1887 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 -50.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Low income?
- Armed forces personnel in Low income was 1.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Low income rank for armed forces personnel?
- Low income ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.