Military profile
Fiji Military Strength
Fiji is not covered by the Global Firepower ranking. It spent $81 million on its military in 2025 (1.3% of GDP).
Fiji armed forces in numbers
Finance
- Military spending
- $81 million#141 of 156
- Military spending as % of GDP
- 1.3%#97 of 156
Equipment and personnel: Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking (2023). Spending: World Bank / SIPRI military expenditure data (CC BY 4.0).
Fiji military spending 2010–2025
Military spending of Fiji grew by 61% between 2010 and 2025, from $50 million to $81 million (current US dollars), and stood at 1.3% of GDP in 2025.
Armed forces of Fiji
Branches and forces
Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Force, Republic of Fiji Navy (2025)
Personnel
approximately 4,000 active Republic of Fiji Military Forces (2025)
Service age and conscription
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2026)
Equipment and suppliers
the RFMF is lightly armed and equipped; Australia has provided patrol boats and a few armored personnel carriers; it also provides logistical support for RFMF regional or UN operations; in recent years, China and the US have provided small amounts of equipment (2025)
Deployments abroad
170 Egypt (MFO); 160 Iraq (UNAMI); 150 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2025)
Good to know
the Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) are responsible for external security but can be assigned some domestic security responsibilities in specific circumstances; the RFMF has a history of intervening in the country’s politics, and it continues to have significant political power; it also has a tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping operations, which have offered experience and a source of financial support; Fiji has sent troops on nearly 20 such missions since first deploying personnel to South Lebanon in 1978 Fiji has a "shiprider" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Fiji's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; "shiprider" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
2024: 1.4% · 2023: 1.1% · 2022: 1.2% · 2021: 1.5% · 2020: 1.4%
Forces and service: CIA World Factbook (public domain).