Guyana - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Guyana was 3,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,600 in 1985 and a minimum value of 1,100 in 2011.

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 6,600
1989 4,000
1990 4,000
1991 4,000
1992 2,000
1993 2,000
1994 2,000
1995 3,100
1996 3,100
1997 3,100
1998 3,100
1999 3,100
2000 3,100
2001 3,100
2002 3,100
2003 3,100
2004 2,000
2005 3,000
2006 3,000
2007 3,000
2008 3,000
2009 2,600
2010 2,600
2011 1,100
2012 1,100
2013 1,100
2014 3,400
2015 3,400
2016 3,400
2017 3,000
2018 3,400
2019 3,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Guyana was 0.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.44 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.38 in 2013.

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 1.44
1991 1.42
1992 0.70
1993 0.70
1994 0.70
1995 1.08
1996 1.09
1997 1.09
1998 1.10
1999 1.12
2000 1.13
2001 1.15
2002 1.16
2003 1.16
2004 0.75
2005 1.13
2006 1.12
2007 1.11
2008 1.10
2009 0.94
2010 0.93
2011 0.39
2012 0.38
2013 0.38
2014 1.16
2015 1.15
2016 1.14
2017 1.00
2018 1.12
2019 0.98

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade