Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	4.06 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2010]
Military expenditure	2,490,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]
Armed forces personnel	269,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	7,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2021]
Arms exports	30,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2010]
Military & security forces	the interim government authorities in Syria have established a Ministry of Defense and are attempting to unify the dozens of armed factions operating in Syria under a single, state-linked army; it has also established a Ministry of Interior to manage police and other security forces (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	under Bashar al-ASAD, Syrian men aged 18-38 were required to serve 18-21 months in the military; conscription continued until ASAD's fall when the interim government announced that mandatory conscription to Syria’s armed forces would be abolished and only be reinstated in extreme cases, such as national emergencies relating to war (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	7,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2021]
Arms exports (USD)	30,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2010]
Military spending (% of GDP)	4.06 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2010]
Military spending (USD)	2,490,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]