Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 8,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brunei Darussalam, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brunei Darussalam is 8,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 12,100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 1989.
That places Brunei Darussalam 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,100 | — |
| 1986 | 4,075 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 4,050 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4,025 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4,000 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 9,000 | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 9,100 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9,050 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9,050 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,750 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 8,800 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9,700 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 10,700 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 10,700 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,000 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 9,000 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,250 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,100 | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 8,000 | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 8,200 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8,000 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,050 | 4,000 | 4,100 | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,595 | 4,000 | 9,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,715 | 8,800 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,180 | 8,000 | 12,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- Arms imports 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 60.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 154.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,207 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 24.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 558.61 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brunei Darussalam?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brunei Darussalam was 8,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 12,100 in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 1989.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.