Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 10,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central African Republic, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central African Republic is 10,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 217.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central African Republic peaked at 10,150 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 2004.
That places Central African Republic 131st 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,300 | — |
| 1986 | 2,975 | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 3,650 | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 4,325 | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 5,000 | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,950 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5,000 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5,400 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 4,200 | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 3,550 | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 3,600 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,000 | -44.4% |
| 2005 | 3,000 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,150 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 3,150 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,150 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,150 | +158.7% |
| 2013 | 8,150 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,150 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,150 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,150 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,000 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10,150 | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 10,000 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,650 | 2,300 | 5,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,495 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,390 | 2,000 | 5,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,520 | 3,150 | 10,150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1 |
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- 131 Costa Rica 10,000 compare
- 131 Niger 10,000 compare
- 131 New Zealand 10,000 compare
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More public sector data for Central African Republic
- Arms imports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.45 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.35 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.17 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central African Republic?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central African Republic was 10,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10,150 in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 2004.
- How does Central African Republic rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Central African Republic ranks 131st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.