Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ghana, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ghana is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0011 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 161st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | -45.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | +78.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | -46.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +89.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 158 Madagascar 0.0008 units per person compare
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 0.0006 units per person compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 0.0005 units per person compare
- 162 Kenya 0.0005 units per person compare
- 163 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0005 units per person compare
- 164 Niger 0.0004 units per person compare
More public sector data for Ghana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 7.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 268.74 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ghana?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ghana was 0.0005 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 161st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.