Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	20.9 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2003]
Military expenditure	182,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2003]
Armed forces personnel	202,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	4,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2007]
Arms exports	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2006]
Military & security forces	Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF): Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force; People's Militia (aka People's Army or Hizbawi Serawit) (2024); note: police are responsible for maintaining internal security, but the government sometimes uses the armed forces, reserves, demobilized soldiers, or civilian militia to meet domestic as well as external security requirements; the armed forces have authority to arrest and detain civiliansCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which reportedly includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 59 eligible for recall during mobilization (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	4,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2007]
Arms exports (USD)	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2006]
Military spending (% of GDP)	20.9 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2003]
Military spending (USD)	182,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2003]