Armed forces personnel in Belize
Belize: Armed forces personnel was 1.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Belize, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel in Belize is 1.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Belize peaked at 1.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
That places Belize 52nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Belize
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Tax revenue 21.3% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.4% (2017)
- Taxes on goods and services 48.1% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.3% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.2% (2017)
- Interest payments 9.4% (2017)
- Grants and other revenue 12.7% (2017)
- Interest payments 10.3% (2017)
- Other taxes 0.6% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Belize?
- Armed forces personnel in Belize was 1.3% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for armed forces personnel?
- Belize ranks 52nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.