Armed forces personnel, total in Barbados
Barbados: Armed forces personnel, total was 1,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total in Barbados, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total in Barbados stood at 1,000. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Barbados peaked at 1,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 600, in 1995.
Barbados ranks 163rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 |
| 1990s | 604 | 600 | 610 | 5 |
| 2000s | 645 | 600 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 688 | 610 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 163 Cape Verde 1,000 compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 1,000 compare
- 163 Haiti 1,000 compare
- 163 Luxembourg 1,000 compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 1,000 compare
More public sector data for Barbados
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Tax revenue 23.4% (2016)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.0% (2016)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.9% (2016)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.1% (2016)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.1% (2016)
- Interest payments 25.6% (2016)
- Grants and other revenue 7.5% (2016)
- Interest payments 22.5% (2016)
- Other taxes 8.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Barbados?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Barbados was 1,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel, total. 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.