Armed forces personnel percent in Brunei
Brunei: Armed forces personnel percent was 1.79 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Brunei, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Brunei stood at 1.79.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Brunei peaked at 3.15 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.44, in 1993.
That places Brunei 5th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.87 | — |
| 1989 | 1.61 | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 1.57 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.52 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.48 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.44 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.76 | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 3.09 | +75.6% |
| 1996 | 3.05 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.96 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.9 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.74 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.91 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 3.15 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 3.09 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.83 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 3.06 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 2.47 | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 2.43 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.38 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.36 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.32 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.25 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.19 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.83 | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 1.85 | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 1.87 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.81 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.79 | -1.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 3.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.79 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 3.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Brunei 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 | +75.6% | 1.76 | 3.09 |
| 2017 | -34.7% | 2.83 | 1.85 |
| 2016 | +29.2% | 2.19 | 2.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.61 | 1.87 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.25 | 1.44 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 | 2.38 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1.81 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Brunei?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Brunei was 1.79 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 in 1993.
- How does Brunei rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Brunei ranks 5th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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