Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Congo
Congo: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0021 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Congo, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Congo is 0.0021 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
Congo ranks 120th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0065 units per person | +53.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 units per person | -41.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.004 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 units per person | +62.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 units per person | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Congo?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Congo was 0.0021 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Congo ranks 120th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.