Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 71,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 71,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 83,200 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27,600, in 1985.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27,600 | — |
| 1986 | 28,200 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 28,800 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 29,400 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 30,000 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33,000 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 32,000 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28,000 | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 64,100 | +128.9% |
| 1996 | 64,100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70,600 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 70,600 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 69,600 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 69,600 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68,600 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 68,600 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68,600 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68,000 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 83,000 | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 83,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83,200 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83,200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83,200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83,200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83,200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71,200 | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 71,200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71,200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71,000 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 71,100 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71,000 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28,800 | 27,600 | 30,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 49,400 | 28,000 | 70,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,560 | 68,000 | 83,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,950 | 71,000 | 83,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 1 |
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- 62 Uzbekistan 68,000 compare
More public sector data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 52.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 655.13 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 71,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 83,200 in 2009.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,600 in 1985.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.