Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iceland
Iceland: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 0 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iceland, 1995–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iceland stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 250 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
That places Iceland 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100 | — |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 110 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 120 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 130 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 180 | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 180 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 250 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108 | 100 | 120 | 5 |
| 2000s | 115 | 100 | 130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139 | 0 | 250 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Iceland
- 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 23.2% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 1,595 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 34.6% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 51.25 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 10.26 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 35.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iceland?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iceland was 0 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 250 in 2015.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.