Armed forces growth (most recent) by country

Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	Rwanda:	1,246
# 2	Burundi:	669
# 3	Sri Lanka:	432
# 4	Cambodia:	300
# 5	Bahrain:	293
# 6	Lebanon:	266
# 7	Saudi Arabia:	222
# 8	Djibouti:	180
# 9	Malta:	162
# 10	Uganda:	150
# 11	Chad:	147
# 12	Niger:	141
# 13	Colombia:	130
# 14	Botswana:	125
# 15	Angola:	117
# 16	Qatar:	105
= 17	Antigua and Barbuda:	100
= 17	Bhutan:	100
= 17	Nepal:	100
# 20	Gabon:	96
# 21	Togo:	94
= 22	Burma:	85
= 22	Mauritania:	85
= 22	Sudan:	85
# 25	Belize:	83
# 26	Bahamas, The:	80
# 27	Cameroon:	79
# 28	Burkina Faso:	70
= 29	Ethiopia:	62
= 29	Kenya:	62
# 31	Gambia, The:	60
= 32	Mali:	51
= 32	United Arab Emirates:	51
# 34	Bangladesh:	50
= 35	Oman:	49
= 35	Mexico:	49
# 37	Jordan:	48
# 38	Paraguay:	40
= 39	Switzerland:	38
= 39	Papua New Guinea:	38
= 41	Ecuador:	35
= 41	Central African Republic:	35
# 43	Albania:	34
= 44	Jamaica:	33
= 44	Morocco:	33
= 44	Zambia:	33
# 47	Fiji:	30
# 48	Trinidad and Tobago:	29
= 49	Thailand:	28
= 49	Kuwait:	28
# 51	Pakistan:	27
# 52	Israel:	21
# 53	Bolivia:	18
# 54	Congo, Democratic Republic of the:	15
= 55	Venezuela:	14
= 55	Korea, South:	14
= 55	Luxembourg:	14
= 58	Singapore:	10
= 58	Dominican Republic:	10
# 60	Romania:	9
= 61	Benin:	7
= 61	Indonesia:	7
= 63	Brazil:	4
= 63	Libya:	4
= 65	India:	3
= 65	Yemen:	3
# 67	Egypt:	1
= 68	Cyprus:	0
= 68	Tunisia:	0
= 68	Lesotho:	0
= 68	Suriname:	0
= 68	Madagascar:	0
# 73	Guatemala:	-1
= 74	Guinea:	-2
= 74	Zimbabwe:	-2
= 76	Japan:	-3
= 76	Sierra Leone:	-3
= 76	Turkey:	-3
# 79	Malawi:	-6
# 80	Senegal:	-7
# 81	Philippines:	-8
# 82	Peru:	-10
= 83	Malaysia:	-13
= 83	Finland:	-13
# 85	Chile:	-14
# 86	Guinea-Bissau:	-15
= 87	Ireland:	-16
= 87	Iran:	-16
# 89	Nigeria:	-19
# 90	Sweden:	-20
= 91	Greece:	-21
= 91	Syria:	-21
= 93	Austria:	-26
= 93	Denmark:	-26
= 93	New Zealand:	-26
= 93	Uruguay:	-26
# 97	Algeria:	-27
= 98	Australia:	-28
= 98	Norway:	-28
= 98	China:	-28
# 101	Canada:	-29
# 102	Poland:	-32
# 103	Argentina:	-34
# 104	Italy:	-35
= 105	Cote d'Ivoire:	-36
= 105	United Kingdom:	-36
= 107	France:	-37
= 107	United States:	-37
# 109	Portugal:	-39
= 110	Barbados:	-40
= 110	South Africa:	-40
# 112	Equatorial Guinea:	-41
= 113	Bulgaria:	-46
= 113	Laos:	-46
# 115	Honduras:	-50
# 116	Netherlands:	-51
# 117	Vietnam:	-53
= 118	Ghana:	-54
= 118	Germany:	-54
# 120	Belgium:	-57
# 121	Hungary:	-59
# 122	El Salvador:	-60
# 123	Mozambique:	-61
# 124	Cuba:	-64
# 125	Spain:	-67
# 126	Russia:	-71
= 127	Czech Republic:	-72
= 127	Mongolia:	-72
# 129	Nicaragua:	-75
# 130	Guyana:	-76
# 131	Seychelles:	-83
# 132	Cape Verde:	-86
	Weighted average:	35.7

DEFINITION: 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.

SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press

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