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

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Bhutan

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in Bhutan in 2000 — 2.34%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 165. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2000 2.34% −0.49 pp vs 1999
World rank 42of 165
Period maximum 2.93%1998
Period minimum 1.78%1995

Trend over time

1992–2000 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Bhutan, 1992–20001.522.531992199319941995199619971998199920001992: 2.14%1993: 2.22%1994: 2.22%1995: 1.78%1996: 2.21%1997: 2.58%1998: 2.93%1999: 2.83%2000: 2.34%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2000

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

Bhutan 2.34%
World 1.07%
South Asia 0.6%
Southern Asia computed 0.9%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2000 2.34 −0.49 pp
1999 2.83 −0.1 pp
1998 2.93 +0.34 pp
1997 2.58 +0.37 pp
1996 2.21 +0.43 pp
1995 1.78 −0.43 pp
1994 2.22 −0.01 pp
1993 2.22 +0.08 pp
1992 2.14

Southern Asia, 2000

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.