Military profile
Guinea-Bissau Military Strength
Guinea-Bissau is not covered by the Global Firepower ranking. It spent $22 million on its military in 2025 (0.9% of GDP).
Guinea-Bissau armed forces in numbers
Finance
- Military spending
- $22 million#151 of 156
- Military spending as % of GDP
- 0.9%#123 of 156
Equipment and personnel: Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking (2023). Spending: World Bank / SIPRI military expenditure data (CC BY 4.0).
Guinea-Bissau military spending 2010–2025
Military spending of Guinea-Bissau grew by 31% between 2010 and 2025, from $17 million to $22 million (current US dollars), and stood at 0.9% of GDP in 2025.
Armed forces of Guinea-Bissau
Branches and forces
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (Forcas Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo or FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force Ministry of Internal Administration: National Guard (a gendarmerie force), Public Order Police, Border Police, Rapid Intervention Police, Maritime Police (2025)
Personnel
estimated 4,000 active FARP (2025)
Service age and conscription
18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary) (2025)
Equipment and suppliers
the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2025)
Good to know
the Armed Forces (FARP) are focused on external security, but also has some internal security duties; the FARP and the paramilitary National Guard have been influential in the country's politics since independence and have attempted several coups; since the 2000s, the FARP has undergone various attempts at defense and security sector reforms under the auspices of the African Union, the EU, the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), and the UN (2025)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
2024: 1.2% · 2023: 1.2% · 2022: 1.4% · 2021: 1.5% · 2020: 1.5%
Forces and service: CIA World Factbook (public domain).
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