Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.501 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military expenditure	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	343,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	98,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports	40,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2009]
Military & security forces	Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes marines, Coast Guard), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB), Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB), Presidential Honor GuardMinistry of Interior, Justice, and Peace: Bolivarian National Police (Policía Nacional Bolivariana, PNB) (2025); note: note 1: the Bolivarian Militia and the Presidential Honor Guard are considered special/secondary components of the FANB; the Militia is composed of the Military Reserve and the Territorial Militia and is comprised of armed civilians who receive periodic training in exchange for a small stipendnote 2: the National Guard was made part of the FANB in 2007 and is responsible for maintaining public order, guarding the exterior of key government installations and prisons, conducting counter-narcotics operations, monitoring borders, and providing law enforcement in remote areas; it reports to both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peacenote 3: the PNB is a federal force created by Hugo CHAVEZ in 2008 as a “preventative police force,” separate from state and local ones; the PNB largely focuses on policing Caracas’ Libertador municipality, patrolling Caracas-area highways, railways, and metro system, and protecting diplomatic missions; the PNB includes the Special Action Forces (Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales, FAES), a paramilitary unit created by President MADURO to bolster internal security after the 2017 anti-government protests note 4: there are also pro-government armed groups known as colectivos operating in Caracas and other citiesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-30 (25 for women) for voluntary service; the minimum service obligation is 24-30 months; 17-39 for Militia service; all citizens of military service age (18-50) are obligated to register for military service and subject to military training (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	98,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports (USD)	40,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2009]
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.501 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military spending (USD)	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]