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Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Central African Republic

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in the Central African Republic in 2020 — 0.54%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 168. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.19 pp.

2020 0.54% −0 pp vs 2019
World rank 109of 168
Period maximum 0.56%2018
Period minimum 0.12%2004

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Central African Republic, 1990–202000.20.40.6199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 0.35%1991: 0.34%1992: 0.33%1993: 0.32%1994: 0.31%1995: 0.38%1996: 0.37%1997: 0.36%1998: 0.35%1999: 0.34%2000: 0.36%2001: 0.27%2002: 0.22%2003: 0.22%2004: 0.12%2005: 0.18%2007: 0.17%2008: 0.17%2009: 0.18%2010: 0.18%2011: 0.18%2012: 0.46%2013: 0.46%2014: 0.47%2015: 0.47%2016: 0.46%2017: 0.45%2018: 0.56%2019: 0.54%2020: 0.54%
Change over the period: +0.19 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 0.54%
World 0.79%
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.38%
Middle Africa computed 0.54%
Low-income countries computed 1.17%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 0.54 −0 pp
2019 0.54 −0.02 pp
2018 0.56 +0.11 pp
2017 0.45 −0.02 pp
2016 0.46 −0.01 pp
2015 0.47 +0 pp
2014 0.47 +0.01 pp
2013 0.46 +0 pp
2012 0.46 +0.28 pp
2011 0.18 −0 pp
2010 0.18 +0 pp
2009 0.18 +0.01 pp
2008 0.17 −0 pp
2007 0.17 —
2005 0.18 +0.06 pp
2004 0.12 −0.1 pp
2003 0.22 −0 pp
2002 0.22 −0.05 pp
2001 0.27 −0.09 pp
2000 0.36 +0.02 pp
1999 0.34 −0.01 pp
1998 0.35 −0.01 pp
1997 0.36 −0.01 pp
1996 0.37 −0.01 pp
1995 0.38 +0.07 pp
1994 0.31 −0.01 pp
1993 0.32 −0.01 pp
1992 0.33 −0.01 pp
1991 0.34 −0.01 pp
1990 0.35 —

Middle Africa, 2020

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

GA Gabon 1 AO Angola 0.87 TD Chad 0.85 CG Republic of the Congo 0.55 CF Central African Republic 0.54 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.41 CM Cameroon 0.34 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.16
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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.

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