Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi
Burundi: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 31,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi stood at 31,000.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi peaked at 82,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,200, in 1985.
Burundi ranks 87th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,200 | — |
| 1986 | 6,650 | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 8,100 | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 9,550 | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 11,000 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17,000 | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 14,600 | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 22,000 | +50.7% |
| 1997 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 43,500 | +97.7% |
| 1999 | 45,500 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 45,500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51,000 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56,000 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 81,000 | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 82,000 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66,500 | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 51,000 | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51,050 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51,050 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51,050 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51,000 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 51,050 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51,050 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41,000 | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 51,050 | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 31,000 | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 51,050 | +64.7% |
| 2019 | 51,000 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31,000 | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,100 | 5,200 | 11,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 21,460 | 12,000 | 45,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,605 | 45,500 | 82,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,030 | 31,000 | 51,050 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Burundi
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 171.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi was 31,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 82,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 in 1985.
- How does Burundi rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Burundi ranks 87th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.