Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 15,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Caribbean Small States, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Caribbean Small States is 15,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Caribbean Small States peaked at 17,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,000, in 1992.
Caribbean Small States ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12,900 | — |
| 1986 | 12,425 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 11,950 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 11,475 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 11,000 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,000 | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,800 | +125.7% |
| 1996 | 16,900 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 16,760 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 17,270 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 17,460 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 17,700 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12,900 | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 10,600 | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 10,400 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7,640 | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 10,640 | +39.3% |
| 2006 | 10,640 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,640 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 12,000 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11,193 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 11,193 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,680 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 9,680 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,230 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 12,530 | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 12,980 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12,980 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,700 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 15,000 | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +125.7% | 7,000 | 15,800 |
| 2005 | +39.3% | 7,640 | 10,640 |
| 1992 | -36.4% | 11,000 | 7,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,950 | 11,000 | 12,900 | 5 |
| 1990s | 12,719 | 7,000 | 17,460 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,535 | 7,640 | 17,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,997 | 9,680 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 40 Philippines 157,000 compare
- 41 United Kingdom 153,000 compare
- 42 Greece 147,000 compare
- 43 Sudan 144,000 compare
- 44 Ethiopia 138,000 compare
- 45 Malaysia 136,000 compare
- 46 Democratic Republic of Congo 134,000 compare
More public sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Tax revenue 17.7% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.1% (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.8% (2019)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.4% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.5% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.2% (2019)
- Grants and other revenue 18.7% (2019)
- Interest payments 9.6% (2019)
- Other taxes 16.1% (2019)
- Compensation of employees 32.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Caribbean Small States?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Caribbean Small States was 15,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 17,700 in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 in 1992.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.