Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in High income
High income: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.005 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in High income, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in High income is 0.005 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in High income peaked at 0.0078 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.005 units per person, in 2020.
High income ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0067 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0069 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0078 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.007 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.006 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.006 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.005 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.005 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.005 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare
- 7 Belarus 0.0168 units per person compare
- 8 Armenia 0.0159 units per person compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare
- 10 Lebanon 0.014 units per person compare
- 11 Greece 0.0137 units per person compare
- 12 Lithuania 0.0132 units per person compare
More public sector data for High income
- Arms imports 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 12.4 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 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,385 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.96 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 292.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in High income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in High income was 0.005 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 units per person in 2020.
- How does High income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- High income ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.