Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.88 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2018]
Military expenditure	129,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2018]
Armed forces personnel	76,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	8,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2004]
Arms exports	8,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1980]
Military & security forces	Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Ground Troops (Tropas Terrestres), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR)Paramilitary forces under the FAR: Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT), Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT), Defense and Production Brigades (Brigadas de Producción y Defensa, BPD), Civil Defense Organization (Defensa Civil de Cuba) Ministry of Interior: National Revolutionary Police (Policía Nacional Revolucionaria, PNR), Directorate of Border Guard Troops (Dirección de Tropas de Guardia Fronteriza, TGF), Department of State Security (Departamento de Seguridad del Estado, DSE) (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	military service is mandatory for all men and voluntary for women (ages 17-28); service obligation is 24 months with the Armed Forces or the Ministry of Interior; reserve commitment for men until age 45 (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	8,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2004]
Arms exports (USD)	8,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1980]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.88 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2018]
Military spending (USD)	129,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2018]