Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 10,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Costa Rica stood at 10,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 25,900 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8,000, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 131st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13,200 | — |
| 1986 | 11,900 | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 10,600 | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 9,300 | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 8,000 | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,200 | +102.5% |
| 1996 | 16,200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,400 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 15,400 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,400 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,400 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21,900 | +42.2% |
| 2002 | 25,900 | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 17,000 | -34.4% |
| 2004 | 14,667 | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 12,333 | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 10,000 | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,800 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9,800 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,800 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,800 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,000 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,600 | 8,000 | 13,200 | 5 |
| 1990s | 11,860 | 8,000 | 16,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,700 | 9,800 | 25,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,860 | 9,800 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 128 Burkina Faso 11,000 compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 compare
- 128 Mozambique 11,000 compare
- 131 Central African Republic 10,000 compare
- 131 Niger 10,000 compare
- 131 New Zealand 10,000 compare
- 131 Togo 10,000 compare
More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 10,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 25,900 in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.