Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.721 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	154,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	12,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	6,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	No authoritative open source found
Military & security forces	Beninese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises, FAB; aka Benin Defense Forces): Army, Air Force, National Navy, National Guard (aka Republican Guard)Ministry of Interior and Public Security: Republican Police (Police Republicaine, DGPR) (2025); note: FAB is under the Ministry of Defense and is responsible for external security and supporting the DGPR in maintaining internal security, which has primary responsibility for enforcing law and maintaining order; the DGPR was formed in 2018 through a merger of police and gendarmesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-30 years of age for voluntary and selective compulsory military service for men and women; compulsory service is 18 months (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	6,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	No authoritative open source found
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.721 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	154,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]