Armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia

Indonesia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.246 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.246
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
106th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.2712
in 2011
All-time low
0.1402
in 1993
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia, 1985–2020

00.10.20.31985200220201985: 0.1671989: 0.1581990: 0.1541991: 0.1491992: 0.1491993: 0.141994: 0.1421995: 0.231996: 0.2391997: 0.2341998: 0.2381999: 0.2342000: 0.2282001: 0.2252002: 0.2222003: 0.2212004: 0.2552005: 0.2522006: 0.2492007: 0.2462008: 0.2422009: 0.2392010: 0.2362011: 0.2712012: 0.2682013: 0.2642014: 0.2612015: 0.2582016: 0.2552017: 0.2532018: 0.252019: 0.2482020: 0.246

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia is 0.246, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia peaked at 0.2712 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1402, in 1993.

That places Indonesia 106th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 0.1668 —
1989 0.1582 -5.2%
1990 0.1542 -2.5%
1991 0.1488 -3.5%
1992 0.1489 +0.0%
1993 0.1402 -5.9%
1994 0.1424 +1.6%
1995 0.2304 +61.8%
1996 0.2388 +3.6%
1997 0.2343 -1.9%
1998 0.2378 +1.5%
1999 0.2343 -1.5%
2000 0.2277 -2.8%
2001 0.2246 -1.4%
2002 0.2215 -1.3%
2003 0.2208 -0.3%
2004 0.2553 +15.6%
2005 0.2521 -1.3%
2006 0.2488 -1.3%
2007 0.2455 -1.3%
2008 0.2423 -1.3%
2009 0.2393 -1.3%
2010 0.2363 -1.3%
2011 0.2712 +14.8%
2012 0.2677 -1.3%
2013 0.2644 -1.2%
2014 0.2613 -1.2%
2015 0.258 -1.3%
2016 0.2553 -1.1%
2017 0.2529 -0.9%
2018 0.2502 -1.0%
2019 0.2481 -0.9%
2020 0.246 -0.8%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.246 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.246 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 51% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +61.8% 0.1424 0.2304

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1625 0.1582 0.1668 2
1990s 0.191 0.1402 0.2388 10
2000s 0.2378 0.2208 0.2553 10
2010s 0.2565 0.2363 0.2712 10
2020s 0.246 0.246 0.246 1

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 103 Denmark 0.2572 compare
  2. 104 Czechia 0.2559 compare
  3. 105 Guatemala 0.2477 compare
  4. 107 Burundi 0.2457 compare
  5. 108 Ecuador 0.2394 compare
  6. 109 Mauritius 0.2338 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia?
Armed forces personnel percent in Indonesia was 0.246 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2712 in 2011.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1402 in 1993.
How does Indonesia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Indonesia ranks 106th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
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