Armed forces personnel, total in Belize
Belize: Armed forces personnel, total was 2,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total in Belize, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2,000 for armed forces personnel, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Belize peaked at 2,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 600, in 1985.
That places Belize 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 800 | 600 | 1,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,035 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,045 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,375 | 1,050 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Belize
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Tax revenue 21.3% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.4% (2017)
- Taxes on goods and services 48.1% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.3% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.2% (2017)
- Interest payments 9.4% (2017)
- Grants and other revenue 12.7% (2017)
- Interest payments 10.3% (2017)
- Other taxes 0.6% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Belize?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Belize was 2,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 in 1985.
- How does Belize rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Belize ranks 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.