Armed forces personnel in Malawi
Malawi: Armed forces personnel was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Malawi, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Malawi stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Malawi peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Malawi 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -45.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +117.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Malawi?
- Armed forces personnel in Malawi was 0.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for armed forces personnel?
- Malawi ranks 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.