Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 71,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 71,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Dominican Republic peaked at 71,050 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21,000, in 1989.
Dominican Republic ranks 59th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22,200 | — |
| 1986 | 21,900 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 21,600 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 21,300 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 21,000 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39,500 | +79.5% |
| 1996 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,000 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 65,000 | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40,000 | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 39,500 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61,000 | +54.4% |
| 2013 | 61,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71,050 | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 71,050 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71,050 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71,000 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 71,050 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71,000 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21,600 | 21,000 | 22,200 | 5 |
| 1990s | 30,550 | 21,000 | 39,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,650 | 39,000 | 65,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,720 | 39,500 | 71,050 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 56 Lebanon 80,000 compare
- 57 Cuba 76,000 compare
- 58 Canada 72,000 compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71,000 compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 71,000 compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 68,000 compare
More public sector data for Dominican Republic
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8751 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 85.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 980.99 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Dominican Republic?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Dominican Republic was 71,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 71,050 in 2014.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,000 in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican 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.