Military expenditures:
2.87% of GDP
(2017)
3.07% of GDP
(2016)
3.08% of GDP
(2015)
3.54% of GDP
(2014)
3.51% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
27
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes and Production and Defense Brigades), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR); Paramilitary forces: Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT), Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT), Civil Defense Force; Ministry of Interior: Border Guards, State Security
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation for males, optional for females
(2017)
Military - note:
the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of Cuban equipment; the army remains well trained and professional in nature; the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment has increasingly affected operational capabilities
(2019)
