Military and security service personnel strengths | information varies; approximately 125-150,000 active Armed Forces; estimated 200,000 Bolivarian Militia (2025) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the FANB inventory is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-era weapons and equipment; in recent years, it has acquired some material from China and Iran; it also has smaller quantities of older equipment from France, Germany, Spain, the UK, and the US (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-30 (25 for women) for voluntary service; the minimum service obligation is 24-30 months; 17-39 for Militia service; all citizens of military service age (18-50) are obligated to register for military service and subject to military training (2025). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2024 | 0.6% of GDP (2024 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 0.5% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 0.6% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 0.3% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.) |
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