Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Oman
Oman: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0104 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Oman, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Oman is 0.0104 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Oman peaked at 0.0226 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 units per person, in 2018.
Oman ranks 21st of 173 countries 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.022 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0173 units per person | -21.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0181 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0157 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0181 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0168 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 units per person | +34.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0219 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0216 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.021 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0207 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0187 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0187 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0183 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0179 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.017 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0153 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0133 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0123 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 units per person | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0197 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0195 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More public sector data for Oman
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7922 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,134 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0559 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.99 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Oman?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Oman was 0.0104 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0226 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 units per person in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Oman ranks 21st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.