Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 12,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Benin, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Benin is 12,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Benin peaked at 12,250 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,500, in 1985.
Benin ranks 124th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,500 | — |
| 1986 | 4,625 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 4,750 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 4,875 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 5,000 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 6,000 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 7,000 | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,300 | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,300 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,100 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 7,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,000 | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 8,000 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,250 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 7,250 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,450 | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 9,450 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,450 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,450 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,750 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 9,750 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,000 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 12,250 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 12,000 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,750 | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 7,250 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,405 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,080 | 7,250 | 12,250 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Benin
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4149 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 -45.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.66 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 154.11 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Benin?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Benin was 12,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12,250 in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 124th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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
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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.