Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0034 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Caribbean Small States, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Caribbean Small States is 0.0034 units per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 1994.
That places Caribbean Small States 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 0.003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 units per person | -36.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per person | +123.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | -27.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | +40.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.003 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 17 Cambodia 0.0114 units per person compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 0.011 units per person compare
- 19 Iraq 0.0109 units per person compare
- 20 Jordan 0.0107 units per person compare
- 21 Oman 0.0104 units per person compare
- 22 Singapore 0.0104 units per person compare
- 23 Bhutan 0.0101 units per person compare
More public sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Tax revenue 17.7% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.1% (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.8% (2019)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.4% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.5% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.2% (2019)
- Grants and other revenue 18.7% (2019)
- Interest payments 9.6% (2019)
- Other taxes 16.1% (2019)
- Compensation of employees 32.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Caribbean Small States?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Caribbean Small States was 0.0034 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1994.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.