Armed forces personnel - Malawi
Value & RankThe Armed forces personnel of Malawi is 0.09 (% of total labor force) with a global rank of 165.
Malawi compared to other CountriesThe Armed forces personnel of Malawi is similar to that of Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Liberia, Tanzania, The Gambia, Mozambique, Iceland, Papua New Guinea, Haiti with a respective Armed forces personnel of 0.15, 0.15, 0.14, 0.14, 0.12, 0.11, 0.10, 0.10, 0.06, 0.00 (% of total labor force) and a global rank of 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167.10 years declineMalawi's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageMalawi had an average Armed forces personnel of 0.10 (% of total labor force) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Malawi during the Great RecessionMalawi's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 31.2% during the Great RecessionMalawi since the end of the Great RecessionMalawi's Armed forces personnel had a positive growth of 16.8% since the end of the Great Recession
Malawi compared to other CountriesThe Armed forces personnel of Malawi is similar to that of Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Liberia, Tanzania, The Gambia, Mozambique, Iceland, Papua New Guinea, Haiti with a respective Armed forces personnel of 0.15, 0.15, 0.14, 0.14, 0.12, 0.11, 0.10, 0.10, 0.06, 0.00 (% of total labor force) and a global rank of 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167.10 years declineMalawi's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageMalawi had an average Armed forces personnel of 0.10 (% of total labor force) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Malawi during the Great RecessionMalawi's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 31.2% during the Great RecessionMalawi since the end of the Great RecessionMalawi's Armed forces personnel had a positive growth of 16.8% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 0.20 |
1992 | 0.24 |
1993 | 0.24 |
1994 | 0.24 |
1995 | 0.22 |
1996 | 0.25 |
1997 | 0.14 |
1998 | 0.13 |
1999 | 0.13 |
2000 | 0.12 |
2001 | 0.14 |
2002 | 0.13 |
2003 | 0.13 |
2004 | 0.11 |
2005 | 0.12 |
2006 | 0.12 |
2007 | 0.11 |
2008 | 0.11 |
2009 | 0.08 |
2010 | 0.08 |
2011 | 0.10 |
2012 | 0.09 |
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Burkina Faso | 157 | 0.15 |
Mali | 158 | 0.15 |
Ghana | 159 | 0.14 |
Liberia | 160 | 0.14 |
Tanzania | 161 | 0.12 |
The Gambia | 162 | 0.11 |
Mozambique | 163 | 0.10 |
Iceland | 164 | 0.10 |
Malawi | 165 | 0.09 |
Papua New Guinea | 166 | 0.06 |
Haiti | 167 | 0.00 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators