Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Small states
Small states: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) was 1.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Small states, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Small states recorded 1.3% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Small states peaked at 1.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1992.
That places Small states 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.3% | — |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +29.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +29.8% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More public sector data for Small states
- Arms imports 100.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 215.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.2% (2019)
- Interest payments 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Small states?
- Armed forces personnel in Small states was 1.3% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1992.
- How does Small states rank for armed forces personnel?
- Small states ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.