Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	5.29 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military expenditure	1,570,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Armed forces personnel	0 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	5,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]
Military & security forces	the Libyan Armed Forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) have various ground, air, and naval/coast guard forces, which include a mix of nominally integrated and semi-regular units, tribal armed groups and militias, civilian volunteers, and foreign military contractors; the GNU's armed forces are nominally under the control of the Ministry of Defense; the GNU also has various internal security forces under both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior (2025); note: the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA; aka Libyan Arab Armed Forces, LAAF) under Khalifa HAFTER also includes various ground, air, and naval/coast guard forces comprised of semi-regular military personnel, militias, other armed groups, and foreign military contractors; some of the armed units nominally under the LNA operate under their own command structures and engage in their own operationsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	not availableCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	5,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]
Military spending (% of GDP)	5.29 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military spending (USD)	1,570,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]