Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	1.01 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	535,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	34,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	2,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports	No authoritative open source found
Military & security forces	Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army, Cameroon Navy (includes naval infantry or fusiliers marin), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Firefighting CorpsGeneral Delegation for National Security (Délégation Générale à la Sûreté Nationale or DGSN): Cameroon Police (2025); note: note 1: the Army includes the Rapid Intervention Brigade (Brigade d’Intervention Rapide or BIR), which maintains its own command and control structure and reports directly to the Chief of Defense staff and the Presidency; the BIR includes airborne/airmobile, amphibious, armored reconnaissance, artillery, and counterterrorism forces, as well as support elements, such as intelligence note 2: the Cameroon Police and the National Gendarmerie are responsible for internal security; the Gendarmerie conducts administrative, criminal, and military investigative functions; other missions include customs, air and maritime surveillance, and road traffic control; in times of conflict, it participates in internal defenseCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (18-28 for medical services); no conscription; service obligation 4 years (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	2,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports (USD)	No authoritative open source found
Military spending (% of GDP)	1.01 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	535,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]