Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +44.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Belarus 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Mauritania 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Iraq 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Montenegro 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Lebanon 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9814 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 64.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 106.17 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 66.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Armed forces personnel, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Armed forces personnel, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.