Armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Armed forces personnel, total was 15,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States is 15,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States peaked at 17,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,000, in 1992.
Caribbean Small States ranks 46th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12,900 | — |
| 1989 | 11,000 | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,000 | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,800 | +125.7% |
| 1996 | 16,900 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 16,760 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 17,270 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 17,460 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 17,700 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12,900 | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 10,600 | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 10,400 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7,640 | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 10,640 | +39.3% |
| 2006 | 10,640 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,640 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 12,000 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11,193 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 11,193 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,680 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 9,680 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,230 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 12,530 | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 12,980 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12,980 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,700 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 15,000 | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +125.7% | 7,000 | 15,800 |
| 2005 | +39.3% | 7,640 | 10,640 |
| 1992 | -36.4% | 11,000 | 7,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,950 | 11,000 | 12,900 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12,719 | 7,000 | 17,460 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,535 | 7,640 | 17,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,997 | 9,680 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More public sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Tax revenue 17.7% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.1% (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.8% (2019)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.4% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.5% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.2% (2019)
- Grants and other revenue 18.7% (2019)
- Interest payments 9.6% (2019)
- Other taxes 16.1% (2019)
- Compensation of employees 32.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Caribbean Small States was 15,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 17,700 in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 in 1992.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 46th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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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About this data
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.