Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guyana
Guyana: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 3,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guyana, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guyana stood at 3,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guyana peaked at 6,600 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,100, in 2011.
That places Guyana 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6,600 | — |
| 1986 | 5,950 | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 5,300 | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 4,650 | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 4,000 | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,000 | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,100 | +55.0% |
| 1996 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 3,000 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,600 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,100 | -57.7% |
| 2012 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,400 | +209.1% |
| 2015 | 3,400 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,000 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 3,400 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 3,000 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,300 | 4,000 | 6,600 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,950 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,900 | 2,000 | 3,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,550 | 1,100 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Guyana
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 10.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 242.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 84.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 201.84 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 23.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guyana?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guyana was 3,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,600 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Guyana ranks 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.