Armed forces personnel percent in Panama
Panama: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.6522 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Panama, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Panama stood at 0.6522.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Panama peaked at 0.6612 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3083, in 2014.
That places Panama 44th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5452 | — |
| 1989 | 0.5824 | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.448 | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4784 | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4295 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4206 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4121 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4331 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4244 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.416 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4078 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3998 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.392 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3844 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3771 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3699 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3622 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3556 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3491 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3428 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3367 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3307 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3249 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3192 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3137 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3083 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5568 | +80.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5473 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6343 | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6238 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6612 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6522 | -1.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.6522 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.6522 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 Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +80.6% | 0.3083 | 0.5568 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5638 | 0.5452 | 0.5824 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.427 | 0.3998 | 0.4784 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3633 | 0.3367 | 0.392 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.462 | 0.3083 | 0.6612 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6522 | 0.6522 | 0.6522 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Panama?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Panama was 0.6522 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6612 in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3083 in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Panama ranks 44th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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