Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guatemala
Guatemala: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 43,000 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guatemala, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guatemala is 43,000, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guatemala peaked at 56,500 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 31,700, in 1985.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31,700 | — |
| 1986 | 34,525 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 37,350 | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 40,175 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 43,000 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44,000 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 44,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34,000 | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 56,500 | +66.2% |
| 1996 | 56,500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50,500 | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 41,200 | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 40,900 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 52,900 | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 50,400 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 50,400 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50,400 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48,000 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 48,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,000 | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34,212 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 34,212 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42,300 | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 42,300 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43,050 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 43,050 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43,050 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43,000 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 43,050 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43,000 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37,350 | 31,700 | 43,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 45,360 | 34,000 | 56,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,931 | 34,212 | 52,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,931 | 34,212 | 43,050 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Guatemala
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.331 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -40 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.56 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0037 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 415.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 55.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guatemala?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guatemala was 43,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 56,500 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,700 in 1985.
- How does Guatemala rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.