Armed forces as a share of the labor force — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Bahamas

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in the Bahamas in 2020 — 0.92%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 168. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2020 0.92% +0.07 pp vs 2019
World rank 75of 168
Period maximum 1.97%1996
Period minimum 0.4%2012

Trend over time

1995–2020 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Bahamas, 1995–202000.511.521995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 1.32%1996: 1.97%1997: 1.91%1998: 1.88%1999: 1.87%2000: 1.84%2001: 1.81%2002: 0.5%2003: 0.49%2004: 0.46%2005: 0.45%2006: 0.45%2007: 0.44%2008: 0.5%2009: 0.42%2010: 0.41%2011: 0.4%2012: 0.4%2013: 0.6%2014: 0.59%2015: 0.58%2016: 0.57%2017: 0.43%2018: 0.56%2019: 0.85%2020: 0.92%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 0.92%
World 0.79%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 0.92 +0.07 pp
2019 0.85 +0.29 pp
2018 0.56 +0.12 pp
2017 0.43 −0.14 pp
2016 0.57 −0.01 pp
2015 0.58 −0.01 pp
2014 0.59 −0.01 pp
2013 0.6 +0.2 pp
2012 0.4 −0.01 pp
2011 0.4 −0.01 pp
2010 0.41 −0.01 pp
2009 0.42 −0.08 pp
2008 0.5 +0.06 pp
2007 0.44 −0.01 pp
2006 0.45 −0.01 pp
2005 0.45 −0.01 pp
2004 0.46 −0.03 pp
2003 0.49 −0.01 pp
2002 0.5 −1.31 pp
2001 1.81 −0.03 pp
2000 1.84 −0.03 pp
1999 1.87 −0.01 pp
1998 1.88 −0.03 pp
1997 1.91 −0.06 pp
1996 1.97 +0.65 pp
1995 1.32

Caribbean, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the total labor force of the country. Data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and SIPRI through the World Bank database. The indicator measures not military power but the economic cost of an army in human resources: what share of those able to work is occupied by service rather than by production.

Important: It differs from the share of population in its denominator: where the share of children and the elderly is large, the same army gives a higher value by this indicator.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.