Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0145 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0145 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0148 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 units per person | +396.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0134 units per person | +110.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0126 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0121 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0144 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0145 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More public sector data for Sri Lanka
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4107 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 80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 60.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0145 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.