Armed forces personnel percent in Argentina

Argentina: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.2279 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2279
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
113th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.356
in 1985
All-time low
0.1903
in 1993
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Argentina, 1985–2020

00.10.20.30.41985200220201985: 0.3561989: 0.2941990: 0.2591991: 0.2111992: 0.1931993: 0.191994: 0.1991995: 0.2811996: 0.2921997: 0.291998: 0.2871999: 0.2772000: 0.2752001: 0.2692002: 0.2662003: 0.2672004: 0.2632005: 0.262006: 0.272007: 0.2672008: 0.2652009: 0.2552010: 0.2532011: 0.252012: 0.2472013: 0.2482014: 0.2462015: 0.2432016: 0.242017: 0.2372018: 0.2362019: 0.2292020: 0.228

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Argentina stood at 0.2279.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Argentina peaked at 0.356 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1903, in 1993.

That places Argentina 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel percent in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Argentina, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 0.356 —
1989 0.2944 -17.3%
1990 0.2595 -11.9%
1991 0.2107 -18.8%
1992 0.1929 -8.4%
1993 0.1903 -1.3%
1994 0.1993 +4.7%
1995 0.2809 +40.9%
1996 0.292 +4.0%
1997 0.29 -0.7%
1998 0.2866 -1.2%
1999 0.2765 -3.5%
2000 0.2749 -0.6%
2001 0.2692 -2.1%
2002 0.2658 -1.3%
2003 0.267 +0.4%
2004 0.2628 -1.6%
2005 0.2601 -1.0%
2006 0.2701 +3.8%
2007 0.2674 -1.0%
2008 0.2647 -1.0%
2009 0.2554 -3.5%
2010 0.2527 -1.1%
2011 0.2501 -1.0%
2012 0.2475 -1.0%
2013 0.2481 +0.2%
2014 0.2456 -1.0%
2015 0.2425 -1.2%
2016 0.2402 -1.0%
2017 0.2371 -1.3%
2018 0.2356 -0.6%
2019 0.229 -2.8%
2020 0.2279 -0.5%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.2279 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.2279 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +40.9% 0.1993 0.2809

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3252 0.2944 0.356 2
1990s 0.2479 0.1903 0.292 10
2000s 0.2657 0.2554 0.2749 10
2010s 0.2428 0.229 0.2527 10
2020s 0.2279 0.2279 0.2279 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 110 Australia 0.2331 compare
  2. 111 Netherlands 0.2325 compare
  3. 112 Switzerland 0.2315 compare
  4. 114 Honduras 0.2273 compare
  5. 115 United Kingdom 0.2272 compare
  6. 116 Germany 0.2188 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Argentina?
Armed forces personnel percent in Argentina was 0.2279 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.356 in 1985.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1903 in 1993.
How does Argentina rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Argentina ranks 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
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