Armed forces personnel percent in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.645 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Dominican Republic, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Dominican Republic stood at 0.645.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6958 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2842, in 1994.
Dominican Republic ranks 46th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3452 | — |
| 1989 | 0.2999 | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2937 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2877 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2954 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2897 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2842 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5008 | +76.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4917 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4832 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4753 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4677 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4601 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.453 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4462 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4398 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4283 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4336 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6958 | +60.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6874 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4178 | -39.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4074 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4022 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3972 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6057 | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5984 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6888 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6809 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6734 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6656 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.659 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6517 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.645 | -1.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.645 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.645 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Dominican Republic 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 | +76.2% | 0.2842 | 0.5008 |
| 2006 | +60.5% | 0.4336 | 0.6958 |
| 2012 | +52.5% | 0.3972 | 0.6057 |
| 2008 | -39.2% | 0.6874 | 0.4178 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3226 | 0.2999 | 0.3452 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3869 | 0.2842 | 0.5008 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.487 | 0.4074 | 0.6958 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6023 | 0.3972 | 0.6888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.645 | 0.645 | 0.645 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Dominican Republic?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Dominican Republic was 0.645 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6958 in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2842 in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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