Military and security service personnel strengths | information varies; prior to the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active-duty troops (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the ENDF's inventory has traditionally been comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in recent years, Ethiopia has diversified its arms sources to include weapons from China, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UAE; Ethiopia has a modest industrial defense base centered on small arms and production of armored vehicles (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (although the military may, when necessary, recruit a person more than 22 years old); no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2023). |
Military deployments | as many as 10,000 troops in Somalia (approximately 3,000 for ATMIS; the remainder under a bilateral agreement with the Somali Government; note - foreign troop contingents in Somalia under ATMIS are drawing down towards a final departure in December 2024); 1,500 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.7% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 0.5% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 0.5% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 0.6% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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