Total armed forces personnel rose 50.4% to 2.00 '000 in East Timor in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in East Timor reached an all time high of 2.00 '000 in 2017 and an all time low of 1.00 '000 in 2004. When compared to East Timor's main peers, total armed forces personnel in Australia amounted to 58.0 '000, 676 '000 in Indonesia, 136 '000 in Malaysia and 4.00 '000 in Papua New Guinea in 2017.
East Timor has been ranked 158th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Armed Forces Personnel (Total) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | '000 | 56.8 | 56.8 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | '000 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 2.00 | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 | 677 | 677 | 676 | 676 | 676 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.95 | 9.00 | 9.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 3.60 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 81.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 | 454 | 454 | 455 | 455 | 455 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 | ... | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 |
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