Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Togo
Togo: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Togo, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Togo is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Togo peaked at 0.0022 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1985.
That places Togo 144th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Togo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per person | +47.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 units per person | +29.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0014 units per person compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0.0014 units per person compare
- 143 Cameroon 0.0013 units per person compare
- 145 Ethiopia 0.0012 units per person compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 0.0011 units per person compare
- 147 Senegal 0.0011 units per person compare
More public sector data for Togo
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2432 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -96.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.24 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -29.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 195.35 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Togo?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Togo was 0.0013 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1985.
- How does Togo rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Togo ranks 144th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.