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Armed forces personnel — Nicaragua

Armed forces personnel in Nicaragua in 2020 — 12,000 people. Ranked 124 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 80.9%.

2020 12,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 124of 170
Period maximum 65,000 people1989
Period minimum 12,000 people1995

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Nicaragua, 1985–2020020,00040,00060,00080,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 62,900 people1989: 65,000 people1990: 28,000 people1991: 20,000 people1992: 15,000 people1993: 15,000 people1994: 14,000 people1995: 12,000 people1996: 17,000 people1997: 17,000 people1998: 17,000 people1999: 16,000 people2000: 16,000 people2001: 16,000 people2002: 14,000 people2003: 14,000 people2004: 14,000 people2005: 14,000 people2006: 14,000 people2007: 14,000 people2008: 12,000 people2009: 12,000 people2010: 12,000 people2011: 12,000 people2012: 12,000 people2013: 12,000 people2014: 12,000 people2015: 12,000 people2016: 12,000 people2017: 12,000 people2018: 12,000 people2019: 12,000 people2020: 12,000 people
Change over the period: −50,900 (−80.92%) Average annual rate: -4.62 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Nicaragua 12,000 people
World 27.41M people
Latin America & Caribbean 2.74M people
Central America computed 501,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.31M people
Armed forces personnel — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 12,000 +0 +0%
2019 12,000 +0 +0%
2018 12,000 +0 +0%
2017 12,000 +0 +0%
2016 12,000 +0 +0%
2015 12,000 +0 +0%
2014 12,000 +0 +0%
2013 12,000 +0 +0%
2012 12,000 +0 +0%
2011 12,000 +0 +0%
2010 12,000 +0 +0%
2009 12,000 +0 +0%
2008 12,000 −2,000 −14.29%
2007 14,000 +0 +0%
2006 14,000 +0 +0%
2005 14,000 +0 +0%
2004 14,000 +0 +0%
2003 14,000 +0 +0%
2002 14,000 −2,000 −12.5%
2001 16,000 +0 +0%
2000 16,000 +0 +0%
1999 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
1998 17,000 +0 +0%
1997 17,000 +0 +0%
1996 17,000 +5,000 +41.67%
1995 12,000 −2,000 −14.29%
1994 14,000 −1,000 −6.67%
1993 15,000 +0 +0%
1992 15,000 −5,000 −25%
1991 20,000 −8,000 −28.57%
1990 28,000 −37,000 −56.92%
1989 65,000 — —
1985 62,900 — —

Central America, 2020

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

MX Mexico 341,000 GT Guatemala 43,000 SV El Salvador 42,000 PA Panama 28,000 HN Honduras 23,000 NI Nicaragua 12,000 CR Costa Rica 10,000 BZ Belize 2,000
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About the indicator

The total number of active military personnel: all branches of the armed forces, as well as paramilitary forces if their training, structure and equipment allow them to be used in support of the regular forces. Reservists are not counted. Estimates of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

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Nicaragua by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Nicaragua by year Defense Arms exports

Transfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).

Nicaragua by year Defense Arms imports

Purchases of major conventional weapons abroad.

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