Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: 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, 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 is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th 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, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +40.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
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
- 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
- 28 Jordan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Arms imports 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9725 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 67.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 110.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 10.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 73.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.