Armed forces personnel percent in Gabon
Gabon: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3014 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Gabon, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Gabon stood at 0.3014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Gabon peaked at 1.04 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2801, in 1985.
Gabon ranks 96th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2801 | — |
| 1989 | 1.04 | +273.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9149 | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9893 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6741 | -31.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6564 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5481 | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8458 | +54.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8246 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8041 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.784 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7643 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5253 | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5116 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4981 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4847 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4221 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4783 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4498 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4355 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4032 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3896 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.376 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3628 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3502 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3387 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3283 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.319 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3245 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3029 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3087 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3014 | -2.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.3014 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.3014 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +273.0% | 0.2801 | 1.04 |
| 1995 | +54.3% | 0.5481 | 0.8458 |
| 1992 | -31.9% | 0.9893 | 0.6741 |
| 2000 | -31.3% | 0.7643 | 0.5253 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6625 | 0.2801 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7806 | 0.5481 | 0.9893 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4676 | 0.4032 | 0.5253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3401 | 0.3029 | 0.3896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3014 | 0.3014 | 0.3014 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Gabon?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Gabon was 0.3014 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2801 in 1985.
- How does Gabon rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Gabon ranks 96th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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