Armed forces personnel in South Sudan
South Sudan: Armed forces personnel was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in South Sudan, 2010–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 1.2% for armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 72.4% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in South Sudan peaked at 4.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places South Sudan 59th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.4% | — |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -72.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
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More public sector data for South Sudan
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 169.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 88.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 15.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in South Sudan?
- Armed forces personnel in South Sudan was 1.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank for armed forces personnel?
- South Sudan ranks 59th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.