Military and security service personnel strengths | information varies; approximately 20,000 active military personnel (18,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 1,000 Air Forces); approximately 30,000 National Civil Police (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the military is lightly armed with an inventory mostly comprised of older US equipment; in recent years, Guatemala has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Colombia, Spain, and the US (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | all male citizens 18-50 are eligible for military service; most of the force is volunteer; a selective draft system is employed, resulting in a small portion of 17-21 year-olds being conscripted; conscript service obligation varies from 12-24 months; women may volunteer (2023). |
Military deployments | 190 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2024). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 0.4% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 0.4% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 0.4% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 0.4% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 0.4% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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