Guatemala - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Guatemala was 43,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56,500 in 1996 and a minimum value of 31,700 in 1985.

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 31,700
1989 43,000
1990 43,000
1991 43,000
1992 44,000
1993 44,000
1994 34,000
1995 56,500
1996 56,500
1997 50,500
1998 41,200
1999 40,900
2000 52,900
2001 50,400
2002 50,400
2003 50,400
2004 48,000
2005 48,000
2006 35,000
2007 35,000
2008 35,000
2009 34,212
2010 34,212
2011 42,300
2012 42,300
2013 42,300
2014 43,050
2015 43,050
2016 43,050
2017 43,000
2018 43,050
2019 43,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Guatemala was 0.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.59 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.64 in 2019.

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.

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Year Value
1990 1.41
1991 1.36
1992 1.35
1993 1.32
1994 0.99
1995 1.59
1996 1.55
1997 1.34
1998 1.06
1999 1.02
2000 1.29
2001 1.19
2002 1.16
2003 1.13
2004 1.05
2005 1.02
2006 0.73
2007 0.71
2008 0.69
2009 0.66
2010 0.64
2011 0.77
2012 0.76
2013 0.75
2014 0.73
2015 0.72
2016 0.70
2017 0.68
2018 0.66
2019 0.64

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade