Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Small states
Small states: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 80,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Small states, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Small states recorded 80,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Small states peaked at 84,180 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50,000, in 1992.
That places Small states 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 50,000 | — |
| 1993 | 58,350 | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 66,700 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 75,050 | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 77,050 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 74,280 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 81,600 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 82,160 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 77,700 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 75,970 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 77,330 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 73,753 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 75,916 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 74,260 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 74,240 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 74,810 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 77,110 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 78,180 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 84,180 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 80,000 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 82,010 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 83,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 80,000 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,649 | 50,000 | 82,160 | 8 |
| 2000s | 76,188 | 73,753 | 77,700 | 4 |
| 2010s | 78,371 | 74,240 | 84,180 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More public sector data for Small states
- Arms imports 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 215.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.2% (2019)
- Interest payments 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Small states?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Small states was 80,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 84,180 in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 in 1992.
- How does Small states rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.