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
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low income, 1985–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 13 Bahrain 0.0129 units per person compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0128 units per person compare
More public sector data for Low income
- Arms imports 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1887 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 -50.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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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.