Armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia
Bolivia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.6009 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia is 0.6009, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia peaked at 0.8717 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3624, in 1994.
Bolivia ranks 48th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4302 | — |
| 1989 | 0.4297 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4207 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4533 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4307 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4222 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3624 | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.814 | +124.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7991 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8644 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8492 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8227 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8087 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7838 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7708 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.758 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7388 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7478 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8717 | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8569 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8426 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8306 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8171 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8039 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7912 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7788 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6563 | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6464 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6369 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6258 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6178 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6083 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6009 | -1.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.6009 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.6009 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +124.6% | 0.3624 | 0.814 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4299 | 0.4297 | 0.4302 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6239 | 0.3624 | 0.8644 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.801 | 0.7388 | 0.8717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6983 | 0.6083 | 0.8171 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6009 | 0.6009 | 0.6009 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Bolivia was 0.6009 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8717 in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3624 in 1994.
- How does Bolivia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Bolivia ranks 48th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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