Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bhutan
Bhutan: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 6,000 in 2000. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bhutan, 1985–2000
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bhutan is 6,000, measured in 2000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bhutan peaked at 7,000 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,000, in 1985.
Bhutan ranks 145th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,000 | — |
| 1992 | 5,000 | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,000 | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 6,000 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 7,000 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,000 | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5,500 | 4,000 | 7,000 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More public sector data for Bhutan
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 104.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 12.3% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 245.49 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.9% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 94.12 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 8.39 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.9% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bhutan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bhutan was 6,000 in 2000, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,000 in 1998.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 in 1985.
- How does Bhutan rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 145th out of 173 countries with data for 2000.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.