Armed forces personnel percent in Ghana
Ghana: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.0502 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Ghana, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0502 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Ghana peaked at 0.1105 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0312, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 161st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1105 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1066 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0585 | -45.2% |
| 1991 | 0.057 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0433 | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0422 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0412 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0736 | +78.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0814 | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0439 | -46.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0428 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0418 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0347 | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0338 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0329 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.032 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0312 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0592 | +89.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0577 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0623 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0608 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0594 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.058 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0566 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0553 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.054 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0528 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0533 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0506 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0512 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0502 | -2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0502 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0502 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +89.9% | 0.0312 | 0.0592 |
| 1995 | +78.6% | 0.0412 | 0.0736 |
| 1997 | -46.1% | 0.0814 | 0.0439 |
| 1990 | -45.2% | 0.1066 | 0.0585 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1086 | 0.1066 | 0.1105 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0526 | 0.0412 | 0.0814 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0427 | 0.0312 | 0.0623 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0552 | 0.0506 | 0.0608 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0502 | 0.0502 | 0.0502 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 158 Madagascar 0.076 compare
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 0.0583 compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 0.0512 compare
- 162 Kenya 0.046 compare
- 163 Tanzania 0.0459 compare
- 164 Niger 0.0422 compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Ghana?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Ghana was 0.0502 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1105 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0312 in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Ghana ranks 161st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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