Costa Rica - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Costa Rica was 10,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,900 in 2002 and a minimum value of 8,000 in 1989.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 13,200
1989 8,000
1990 8,000
1991 8,000
1992 8,000
1993 8,000
1994 8,000
1995 16,200
1996 16,200
1997 15,400
1998 15,400
1999 15,400
2000 15,400
2001 21,900
2002 25,900
2003 17,000
2006 10,000
2007 10,000
2008 10,000
2009 9,800
2010 9,800
2011 9,800
2012 9,800
2013 9,800
2014 9,800
2015 9,800
2016 9,800
2017 10,000
2018 10,000
2019 10,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Costa Rica was 0.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.48 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2019.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1990 0.69
1991 0.69
1992 0.68
1993 0.64
1994 0.62
1995 1.20
1996 1.20
1997 1.06
1998 1.01
1999 0.97
2000 0.96
2001 1.28
2002 1.48
2003 0.94
2006 0.51
2007 0.49
2008 0.48
2009 0.47
2010 0.48
2011 0.47
2012 0.44
2013 0.43
2014 0.42
2015 0.43
2016 0.44
2017 0.44
2018 0.42
2019 0.40

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade