Armed forces personnel, total in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total was 1,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,300 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 1989.
That places Equatorial Guinea 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,600 | 1,000 | 2,200 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,302 | 1,000 | 1,620 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,347 | 1,000 | 2,300 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,282 | 1,000 | 1,450 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 163 Barbados 1,000 compare
- 163 Cape Verde 1,000 compare
- 163 Haiti 1,000 compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 1,000 compare
More public sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 6.6% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.8% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 4.0% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.9% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 11.5% (2022)
- Interest payments 4.2% (2022)
- Grants and other revenue 75.1% (2022)
- Interest payments 9.9% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Equatorial Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Equatorial Guinea was 1,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,300 in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 1989.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.