Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 5,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 5,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7,500 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 1989.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,100 | — |
| 1986 | 2,075 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2,050 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2,025 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,000 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,900 | +245.0% |
| 1996 | 6,900 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,900 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,400 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 7,500 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,700 | -64.0% |
| 2002 | 2,700 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,700 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 3,000 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,000 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,063 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4,063 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,050 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4,050 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,050 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,050 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,050 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,050 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,000 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,050 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5,000 | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,050 | 2,000 | 2,100 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,560 | 2,000 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,566 | 2,000 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,141 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 145 Bhutan 6,000 compare
- 145 Jamaica 6,000 compare
- 145 Republic of Moldova 6,000 compare
- 149 Fiji 4,000 compare
- 149 Gambia 4,000 compare
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 4,000 compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea 4,000 compare
More public sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Arms imports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 23.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -34.78 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 234.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,238 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago was 5,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7,500 in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 1989.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.