Military and security service personnel strengths | limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the EDF inventory is comprised primarily of older Russian and Soviet-era systems; Eritrea was under a UN arms embargo from 2009 to 2018; from the 1990s to 2008, Russia was the leading supplier of arms to Eritrea, and in recent years, Eritrea has expressed interest in purchasing additional Russian equipment (2023) |
Military service age and obligation | Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens between the ages of 18 and 40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 55 eligible for recall during mobilization (2023). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 10% of GDP (2019 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2018 | 10.2% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2017 | 10.3% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2016 | 10.4% of GDP (2016 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2015 | 10.6% of GDP (2015 est.) |
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