Armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay
Paraguay: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4391 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay is 0.4391, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay peaked at 0.7467 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3578, in 1994.
Paraguay ranks 71st of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4102 | — |
| 1989 | 0.4074 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3965 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3861 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3762 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3667 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3578 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6179 | +72.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7467 | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.73 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7143 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6996 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6862 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6438 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6348 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6271 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4454 | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4589 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4723 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4677 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4632 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4488 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4435 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4377 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4316 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4254 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4193 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4132 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4073 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.426 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4504 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4451 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4391 | -1.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.4391 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.4391 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +72.7% | 0.3578 | 0.6179 |
| 2004 | -29.0% | 0.6271 | 0.4454 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4088 | 0.4074 | 0.4102 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5392 | 0.3578 | 0.7467 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5348 | 0.4454 | 0.6862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4299 | 0.4073 | 0.4504 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4391 | 0.4391 | 0.4391 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Paraguay was 0.4391 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7467 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3578 in 1994.
- How does Paraguay rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Paraguay ranks 71st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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