Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 4,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau is 4,000, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14,200 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 2017.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8,550 | — |
| 1986 | 8,912 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 9,275 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 9,638 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 10,000 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 9,200 | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 9,300 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9,250 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,300 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,300 | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 11,300 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,200 | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 9,000 | -36.6% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,000 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 6,458 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 6,458 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,450 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6,450 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,450 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,450 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,450 | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 4,450 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,000 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 4,450 | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 4,000 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,275 | 8,550 | 10,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 9,930 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,456 | 6,000 | 14,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,361 | 4,000 | 6,458 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 5,000 compare
- 149 Fiji 4,000 compare
- 149 Gambia 4,000 compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea 4,000 compare
More public sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -70 % change on previous year (1991)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 11.75 current USD per person (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.29 million current USD (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau was 4,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14,200 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.