Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Angola
Angola: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Angola, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.0035 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Angola peaked at 0.0125 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 2020.
Angola ranks 88th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0051 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0095 units per person | +88.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 units per person | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 units per person | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.01 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 units per person | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.005 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 1 |
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More public sector data for Angola
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4223 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 24.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0089 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -26.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 922.05 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Angola?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Angola was 0.0035 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Angola ranks 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.