Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.52 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	71,200,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	10,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	43,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports	No authoritative open source found
Military & security forces	Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Army (includes an air squadron, Escadrille Centrafricaine)Ministry of Interior: National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale), National Police (2025); note: the Special Republican Protection Group (Groupement Spécial Chargé de la Protection Républicaine or GSPR) provides protection to the head of state; it is part of the Army but reports to the presidentCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription although the constitution provides for the possibility of conscription in the event of an imminent threat to the country (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	43,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports (USD)	No authoritative open source found
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.52 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	71,200,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]