Panama - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Panama was 28,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11,000 in 1990.

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 12,000
1989 14,000
1990 11,000
1991 12,000
1992 11,000
1993 11,000
1994 11,000
1995 11,800
1996 11,800
1997 11,800
1998 11,800
1999 11,800
2000 11,800
2001 11,800
2002 11,800
2003 11,800
2005 12,000
2006 12,000
2007 12,000
2008 12,000
2009 12,000
2010 12,000
2011 12,000
2012 12,000
2013 12,000
2014 12,000
2015 22,050
2016 22,050
2017 26,000
2018 26,000
2019 28,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Panama was 1.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.39 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.68 in 2014.

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 1.22
1991 1.28
1992 1.12
1993 1.06
1994 1.02
1995 1.05
1996 1.03
1997 1.00
1998 0.98
1999 0.96
2000 0.93
2001 0.90
2002 0.87
2003 0.85
2005 0.82
2006 0.81
2007 0.80
2008 0.76
2009 0.74
2010 0.75
2011 0.75
2012 0.72
2013 0.69
2014 0.68
2015 1.23
2016 1.20
2017 1.39
2018 1.33
2019 1.37

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade