Armed forces personnel percent in Moldova
Moldova: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1955 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Moldova, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Moldova is 0.1955, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Moldova peaked at 0.3487 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1928, in 2019.
That places Moldova 127th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.202 | — |
| 1993 | 0.2923 | +44.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2481 | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3466 | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3487 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3313 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3346 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3284 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3046 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2769 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2559 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2515 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2224 | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2507 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.204 | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2337 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2117 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2087 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2129 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2179 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2225 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2274 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2318 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2297 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2332 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2192 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.195 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1928 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1955 | +1.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1955 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1955 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.7% | 0.202 | 0.2923 |
| 1995 | +39.7% | 0.2481 | 0.3466 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.304 | 0.202 | 0.3487 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.242 | 0.204 | 0.3046 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2182 | 0.1928 | 0.2332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1955 | 0.1955 | 0.1955 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 124 Guinea-Bissau 0.1987 compare
- 125 Costa Rica 0.1986 compare
- 126 New Zealand 0.1972 compare
- 128 Cape Verde 0.1943 compare
- 129 Mali 0.1888 compare
- 130 Canada 0.1886 compare
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Moldova?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Moldova was 0.1955 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3487 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1928 in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Moldova ranks 127th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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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