Armed forces personnel percent in Singapore
Singapore: Armed forces personnel percent was 1.05 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Singapore, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.05 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Singapore peaked at 4.69 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2019.
Singapore ranks 21st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.01 | — |
| 1989 | 1.91 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.79 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.74 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.69 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.64 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.85 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.69 | +162.3% |
| 1998 | 4.63 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.56 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.18 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 3.75 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 3.78 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.08 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.95 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.91 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.79 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.63 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.47 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.97 | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 2.91 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.85 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.79 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.74 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.67 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.65 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.45 | -45.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.05 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +162.3% | 1.79 | 4.69 |
| 2017 | -45.4% | 2.65 | 1.45 |
| 2018 | -27.6% | 1.45 | 1.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.96 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.62 | 1.64 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 | 2.97 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 | 1.04 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Singapore?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Singapore was 1.05 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Singapore ranks 21st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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