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

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Eswatini

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in Eswatini in 1999 — 0.98%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 168. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.23 pp.

1999 0.98% −0.02 pp vs 1998
World rank 105of 168
Period maximum 1.21%1990
Period minimum 0.98%1999

Trend over time

1990–1999 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Eswatini, 1990–19990.911.11.21.319901991199219931994199519961997199819991990: 1.21%1991: 1.15%1992: 1.1%1993: 1.07%1994: 1.08%1995: 1.08%1996: 1.05%1997: 1.03%1998: 1%1999: 0.98%
Change over the period: −0.23 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 1999

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

Eswatini 0.98%
World 1.09%
Southern Africa computed 0.52%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1999 0.98 −0.02 pp
1998 1 −0.02 pp
1997 1.03 −0.03 pp
1996 1.05 −0.03 pp
1995 1.08 +0.01 pp
1994 1.08 +0.01 pp
1993 1.07 −0.04 pp
1992 1.1 −0.05 pp
1991 1.15 −0.06 pp
1990 1.21

Southern Africa, 1999

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.