Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0037 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0037 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per person, in 2004.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 84th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0018 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 units per person | +243.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | -64.2% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 units per person | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.003 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.003 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 1 |
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More public sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Arms imports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 23.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -34.78 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 234.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,238 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0037 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2004.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 84th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.