Armed forces personnel percent in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3376 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Trinidad and Tobago, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.3376 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.5705 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1487, in 2004.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 88th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1769 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1611 | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1597 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1585 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1573 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1562 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1552 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5327 | +243.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5304 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5284 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5648 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5705 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5683 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2037 | -64.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2027 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2017 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1487 | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2219 | +49.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2208 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.293 | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2915 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2946 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.293 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2903 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2885 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2867 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.285 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2834 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2818 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2768 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2754 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3367 | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3376 | +0.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.3376 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 73% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.3376 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Trinidad and Tobago 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 | +243.2% | 0.1552 | 0.5327 |
| 2001 | -64.2% | 0.5683 | 0.2037 |
| 2005 | +49.3% | 0.1487 | 0.2219 |
| 2007 | +32.7% | 0.2208 | 0.293 |
| 2004 | -26.3% | 0.2017 | 0.1487 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.169 | 0.1611 | 0.1769 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3514 | 0.1552 | 0.5705 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2647 | 0.1487 | 0.5683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2898 | 0.2754 | 0.3367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3376 | 0.3376 | 0.3376 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.3376 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5705 in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1487 in 2004.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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