Armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Armed forces personnel was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places Papua New Guinea 161st out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +83.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 159 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 160 Ghana 0.1% compare
- 162 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
- 163 Kenya 0.1% compare
- 164 Niger 0.1% compare
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel in Papua New Guinea was 0.1% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for armed forces personnel?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 161st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.