Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Equatorial Guinea

Values and evidence for Equatorial Guinea. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6003770368 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102791 · revision 1 Value 0.6003770368 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6003770368 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5786936569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102790 · revision 1 Value 0.5786936569 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5786936569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5579827807 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102789 · revision 1 Value 0.5579827807 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5579827807 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5380567542 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102788 · revision 1 Value 0.5380567542 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5380567542 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5184839529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102787 · revision 1 Value 0.5184839529 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5184839529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7985386742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102786 · revision 1 Value 0.7985386742 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7985386742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7679864834 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102785 · revision 1 Value 0.7679864834 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7679864834 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7471635458 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102784 · revision 1 Value 0.7471635458 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7471635458 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7085446051 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102783 · revision 1 Value 0.7085446051 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.7085446051 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6798529818 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102782 · revision 1 Value 0.6798529818 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6798529818 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6438528152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102781 · revision 1 Value 0.6438528152 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6438528152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6028817749 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102780 · revision 1 Value 0.6028817749 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6028817749 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8125973792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102779 · revision 1 Value 0.8125973792 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.8125973792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4312732846 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102778 · revision 1 Value 0.4312732846 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4312732846 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3119424030 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102777 · revision 1 Value 0.3119424030 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.3119424030 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.2956227145 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102776 · revision 1 Value 0.2956227145 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2956227145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102775 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2684225078 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102774 · revision 1 Value 0.2684225078 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2684225078 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2552641857 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102773 · revision 1 Value 0.2552641857 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2552641857 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3200147401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102772 · revision 1 Value 0.3200147401 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.3200147401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3036618863 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102771 · revision 1 Value 0.3036618863 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.3036618863 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2888427907 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102770 · revision 1 Value 0.2888427907 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2888427907 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2755441998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102769 · revision 1 Value 0.2755441998 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2755441998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2631374355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102768 · revision 1 Value 0.2631374355 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2631374355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2516994480 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102767 · revision 1 Value 0.2516994480 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2516994480 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2412646655 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102766 · revision 1 Value 0.2412646655 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2412646655 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2546285321 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102765 · revision 1 Value 0.2546285321 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2546285321 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1691023035 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102764 · revision 1 Value 0.1691023035 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.1691023035 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2366110767 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102763 · revision 1 Value 0.2366110767 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.2366110767 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1577630462 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102762 · revision 1 Value 0.1577630462 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.1577630462 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1645722110 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102761 · revision 1 Value 0.1645722110 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.1645722110 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102760 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102759 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102758 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102757 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102756 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified

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