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

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Belize

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in Belize in 2020 — 1.32%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 168. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.46 pp.

2020 1.32% +0.26 pp vs 2019
World rank 50of 168
Period maximum 1.77%1990
Period minimum 0.7%2014

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Belize, 1990–20200.511.52199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 1.77%1991: 1.72%1992: 1.66%1993: 1.62%1994: 1.58%1995: 1.65%1996: 1.56%1997: 1.4%1998: 1.34%1999: 1.27%2000: 1.28%2001: 1.22%2002: 1.18%2003: 1.13%2004: 0.99%2005: 0.95%2006: 0.91%2007: 0.88%2008: 0.84%2009: 0.85%2010: 0.82%2011: 0.79%2012: 0.76%2013: 0.74%2014: 0.7%2015: 0.97%2016: 0.93%2017: 1.2%2018: 0.84%2019: 1.05%2020: 1.32%
Change over the period: −0.46 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

Belize 1.32%
World 0.79%
Central America computed 0.68%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 1.32 +0.26 pp
2019 1.05 +0.22 pp
2018 0.84 −0.37 pp
2017 1.2 +0.27 pp
2016 0.93 −0.04 pp
2015 0.97 +0.26 pp
2014 0.7 −0.03 pp
2013 0.74 −0.03 pp
2012 0.76 −0.03 pp
2011 0.79 −0.03 pp
2010 0.82 −0.03 pp
2009 0.85 +0.01 pp
2008 0.84 −0.03 pp
2007 0.88 −0.03 pp
2006 0.91 −0.04 pp
2005 0.95 −0.04 pp
2004 0.99 −0.14 pp
2003 1.13 −0.05 pp
2002 1.18 −0.05 pp
2001 1.22 −0.05 pp
2000 1.28 +0 pp
1999 1.27 −0.07 pp
1998 1.34 −0.06 pp
1997 1.4 −0.16 pp
1996 1.56 −0.09 pp
1995 1.65 +0.07 pp
1994 1.58 −0.04 pp
1993 1.62 −0.05 pp
1992 1.66 −0.05 pp
1991 1.72 −0.06 pp
1990 1.77

Central America, 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.