Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income

Low income: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0044 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0044 units per person
Change on year
down 9.9%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.0093 units per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.0044 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
32
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income, 1985–2020

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.011985200220201985: 0.007 units per person1989: 0.008 units per person1990: 0.009 units per person1991: 0.008 units per person1992: 0.007 units per person1993: 0.007 units per person1994: 0.006 units per person1995: 0.009 units per person1996: 0.009 units per person1997: 0.009 units per person1998: 0.008 units per person1999: 0.009 units per person2000: 0.009 units per person2001: 0.007 units per person2002: 0.007 units per person2003: 0.007 units per person2004: 0.006 units per person2005: 0.006 units per person2007: 0.006 units per person2008: 0.006 units per person2009: 0.006 units per person2010: 0.006 units per person2011: 0.006 units per person2012: 0.006 units per person2013: 0.006 units per person2014: 0.006 units per person2015: 0.005 units per person2016: 0.005 units per person2017: 0.005 units per person2018: 0.005 units per person2019: 0.005 units per person2020: 0.004 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income stood at 0.0044 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income peaked at 0.0093 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 units per person, in 2020.

Low income ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.0073 units per person
1989 0.0078 units per person +6.9%
1990 0.0086 units per person +10.2%
1991 0.0078 units per person -8.9%
1992 0.0074 units per person -6.2%
1993 0.0069 units per person -5.9%
1994 0.0063 units per person -8.3%
1995 0.0093 units per person +46.1%
1996 0.009 units per person -3.1%
1997 0.0088 units per person -2.5%
1998 0.0085 units per person -3.5%
1999 0.0087 units per person +2.8%
2000 0.0087 units per person -0.3%
2001 0.0071 units per person -18.6%
2002 0.0072 units per person +1.9%
2003 0.0069 units per person -4.7%
2004 0.0064 units per person -6.8%
2005 0.0063 units per person -2.1%
2007 0.0059 units per person -6.3%
2008 0.0058 units per person -1.1%
2009 0.0061 units per person +6.1%
2010 0.0063 units per person +3.3%
2011 0.0062 units per person -2.9%
2012 0.006 units per person -2.2%
2013 0.0058 units per person -3.6%
2014 0.0056 units per person -3.2%
2015 0.0055 units per person -2.5%
2016 0.0053 units per person -2.5%
2017 0.0051 units per person -4.9%
2018 0.0049 units per person -3.5%
2019 0.0048 units per person -1.3%
2020 0.0044 units per person -9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0076 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0078 units per person 2
1990s 0.0081 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.0093 units per person 10
2000s 0.0067 units per person 0.0058 units per person 0.0087 units per person 9
2010s 0.0056 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0063 units per person 10
2020s 0.0044 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0044 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 8 Armenia 0.0159 units per person compare
  2. 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare
  3. 10 Lebanon 0.014 units per person compare
  4. 11 Greece 0.0137 units per person compare
  5. 12 Lithuania 0.0132 units per person compare
  6. 13 Bahrain 0.0129 units per person compare
  7. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0128 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income was 0.0044 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2020.
How does Low income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Low income ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low 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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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

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.