Ghana - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Ghana was 15,500 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,000 in 1989 and a minimum value of 7,000 in 1992.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 15,100
1989 16,000
1990 9,000
1991 9,000
1992 7,000
1993 7,000
1994 7,000
1995 12,800
1996 14,500
1997 8,000
1998 8,000
1999 8,000
2000 8,000
2001 7,000
2002 7,000
2003 7,000
2004 7,000
2005 7,000
2007 14,000
2008 14,000
2009 15,500
2010 15,500

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Ghana was 0.15 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.20 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 2005.

Definition: 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. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.15
1991 0.15
1992 0.11
1993 0.11
1994 0.10
1995 0.18
1996 0.20
1997 0.11
1998 0.10
1999 0.10
2000 0.09
2001 0.08
2002 0.08
2003 0.08
2004 0.08
2005 0.08
2007 0.15
2008 0.14
2009 0.15
2010 0.15

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade