Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bahamas
Bahamas: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 2,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bahamas, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bahamas is 2,000, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 132.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bahamas peaked at 3,200 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1985.
That places Bahamas 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 500 | — |
| 1995 | 2,100 | +320.0% |
| 1996 | 3,200 | +52.4% |
| 1997 | 3,160 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3,160 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,200 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 3,200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 900 | -71.9% |
| 2003 | 900 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 860 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 860 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 860 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 860 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 860 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 860 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 850 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 850 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,300 | +52.9% |
| 2014 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 1,300 | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | +53.8% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,964 | 2,100 | 3,200 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,350 | 860 | 3,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,206 | 850 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Bahamas
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 30.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,199 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2017)
- Tax revenue 17.3% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2.72 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 24.77 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 3.16 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 58.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bahamas?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bahamas was 2,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3,200 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1985.
- How does Bahamas rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Bahamas ranks 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.