Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.0035 units per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per person, in 2018.
Barbados ranks 87th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0023 units per person | -41.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | +63.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 units per person | +63.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -39.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per person | +63.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0037 units per person compare
- 85 Brazil 0.0037 units per person compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 0.0036 units per person compare
- 88 Angola 0.0035 units per person compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0033 units per person compare
- 90 Slovenia 0.0033 units per person compare
More public sector data for Barbados
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2009)
- Tax revenue 23.4% (2016)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 9.85 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.0% (2016)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 132.09 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 4.43 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados was 0.0035 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 2018.
- How does Barbados rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 87th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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.