Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 2,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Timor-Leste is 2,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Timor-Leste peaked at 2,200 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 2004.
Timor-Leste ranks 156th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,000 | — |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,332 | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 1,332 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,330 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,330 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,330 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,330 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,330 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,330 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,000 | +50.4% |
| 2018 | 2,200 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,055 | 1,000 | 1,332 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,551 | 1,330 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More public sector data for Timor-Leste
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.40 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,706 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 21.6% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.2% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 5.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.4% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Timor-Leste?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Timor-Leste was 2,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Timor-Leste ranks 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.