Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 12,000 active personnel, including about 1,500 Gendarmerie (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the inventory of the Guinean military consists largely of aging and outdated (mostly Soviet-era) equipment; in recent years, it has received small amounts of equipment from China, France, and South Africa (2023) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2023). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 2.2% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.8% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.4% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.6% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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