Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate was -30 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1990–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Somalia stood at -30 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3,070.0% on the previous year and down 282.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 525 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -77.78 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Somalia ranks 164th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | -77.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | 60 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 525 % change on previous year | +775.0% |
| 2013 | -45 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2014 | 54.55 % change on previous year | -221.2% |
| 2015 | 16.47 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -1 % change on previous year | -199.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -201.0% |
| 2020 | -30 % change on previous year | -3070.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -15.56 % change on previous year | -77.78 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.2 % change on previous year | -45 % change on previous year | 525 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -30 % change on previous year | -30 % change on previous year | -30 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 161 Kenya -17.24 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Finland -18.52 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Cyprus -18.75 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Burundi -39.22 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Afghanistan -40.65 % change on previous year compare
- 167 South Sudan -71.35 % change on previous year compare
More public sector data for Somalia
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 43.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 201.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Somalia was -30 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 525 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -77.78 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Somalia rank for armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.