Military and security service personnel strengths | information varies; estimated 150-200,000 active Defense Forces (2025) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the SSPDF inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era equipment; South Sudan has been under a UN arms embargo since 2018 (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; 12-24 months service (2023). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2024 | 2% of GDP (2024 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 2% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 2% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 2% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 2% of GDP (2020 est.) |
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