NationMaster - Ghanaian Military statistics

Air force personnel	45	[th of 49]
(per capita)	45 per 100 population	[th of 49]
Armed forces growth	120	[th of 132]
Armed forces personnel	122	[th of 166]
(per capita)	146 per 1,000 people	[th of 166]
Army personnel	47	[th of 49]
(per capita)	48 per 1,000 people	[th of 49]
Conscription	0
Conventional arms imports	$54.00	[th of 85]
(per capita)	64 per 1 population	[th of 85]
Expenditures > Dollar figure	$133.00	[th of 170]
(per $ GDP)	$151.00 per $10 of GDP	[th of 162]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP	148 %	[th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49	51	[th of 175]
(per capita)	119 per 1,000 people	[th of 174]
(per capita)	131 per 1,000 people	[th of 173]
Manpower > Military age	74	[th of 129]
Navy personnel	35	[th of 49]
US military exports	$79.00 thousand	[th of 109]
Weapon holdings	119	[th of 137]

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SOURCES: Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.; Number of full-time military personnel in the air force. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.; Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); Total armed forces (2000) Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; ; Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 $ gross domestic product.; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)

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