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

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Eritrea

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in Eritrea in 2020 — 13.29%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 168. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 6.68 pp.

2020 13.29% −0.19 pp vs 2019
World rank 1of 168
Period maximum 20.33%1999
Period minimum 4.72%1997

Trend over time

1993–2020 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Eritrea, 1993–2020010203019931996199920022005200820112014201720201993: 6.61%1994: 6.41%1995: 5.97%1996: 5.64%1997: 4.72%1998: 4.82%1999: 20.33%2000: 20.13%2001: 16.76%2002: 16.1%2003: 17.93%2004: 16.96%2005: 16.63%2007: 16.23%2008: 15.74%2009: 15.28%2010: 14.97%2011: 14.67%2012: 14.46%2013: 14.26%2014: 14.21%2015: 14.17%2016: 14.1%2017: 13.97%2018: 13.73%2019: 13.48%2020: 13.29%
Change over the period: +6.68 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

Eritrea 13.29%
World 0.79%
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.38%
Eastern Africa computed 0.38%
Low-income countries computed 1.17%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 13.29 −0.19 pp
2019 13.48 −0.25 pp
2018 13.73 −0.24 pp
2017 13.97 −0.12 pp
2016 14.1 −0.07 pp
2015 14.17 −0.04 pp
2014 14.21 −0.05 pp
2013 14.26 −0.21 pp
2012 14.46 −0.21 pp
2011 14.67 −0.3 pp
2010 14.97 −0.32 pp
2009 15.28 −0.46 pp
2008 15.74 −0.49 pp
2007 16.23 —
2005 16.63 −0.33 pp
2004 16.96 −0.96 pp
2003 17.93 +1.83 pp
2002 16.1 −0.66 pp
2001 16.76 −3.37 pp
2000 20.13 −0.21 pp
1999 20.33 +15.51 pp
1998 4.82 +0.1 pp
1997 4.72 −0.92 pp
1996 5.64 −0.33 pp
1995 5.97 −0.43 pp
1994 6.41 −0.2 pp
1993 6.61 —

Eastern Africa, 2020

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

ER Eritrea 13.29 DJ Djibouti 5.4 SS South Sudan 1.17 ZW Zimbabwe 0.88 RW Rwanda 0.7 BI Burundi 0.59 MU Mauritius 0.51 SO Somalia 0.47 ET Ethiopia 0.28 ZM Zambia 0.24 UG Uganda 0.24 MW Malawi 0.2 MG Madagascar 0.15 KE Kenya 0.11 TZ Tanzania 0.1 MZ Mozambique 0.08
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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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