Military personnel, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per unit of GDP was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka is 0 people per US$ of GDP, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 people per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 people per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | people per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +62.7% |
| 1962 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 1964 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 1965 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1966 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +48.4% |
| 1973 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1975 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +346.2% |
| 1992 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 people per US$ of GDP, 9.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 people per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +346.2% | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Military personnel, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for military personnel, per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.