Military profile
Equatorial Guinea Military Strength
Equatorial Guinea is not covered by the Global Firepower ranking. It spent $121 million on its military in 2025 (0.9% of GDP).
Equatorial Guinea armed forces in numbers
Finance
- Military spending
- $121 million#135 of 156
- Military spending as % of GDP
- 0.9%#121 of 156
Equipment and personnel: Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking (2023). Spending: World Bank / SIPRI military expenditure data (CC BY 4.0).
Equatorial Guinea military spending 2014–2025
Military spending of Equatorial Guinea fell by 28% between 2014 and 2025, from $167 million to $121 million (current US dollars), and stood at 0.9% of GDP in 2025.
Armed forces of Equatorial Guinea
Branches and forces
Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial, FAGE): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (Guardia Civil) (2025)
Personnel
estimated 2,000 active Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie (2025)
Service age and conscription
18-25 for voluntary military service; selective compulsory military service for men; 24-month service obligation (2025)
Equipment and suppliers
the FAGE is armed with mostly older (typically Soviet-era) and secondhand weapons systems; in recent years, it has sought to modernize its naval inventory with purchases of vessels from several countries, including Bulgaria and Israel; China and Russia have also supplied some equipment to the FAGE (2025)
Good to know
the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country; the FAGE also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police functions in border areas, sensitive sites, and high-traffic areas; maritime security, particularly protecting offshore oil installations and combating piracy and crime in the Gulf of Guinea, is a key priority (2025)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
2024: 1% · 2023: 1.6% · 2022: 1.3% · 2021: 1.3% · 2020: 1.6%
Forces and service: CIA World Factbook (public domain).
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