Sierra Leone Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): combined ground, air, and maritime forces (2020)

Military expenditures

0.7% of GDP (2019)

0.7% of GDP (2018)

0.4% of GDP (2017)

0.3% of GDP (2016)

0.3% of GDP (2015)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) have approximately 9,000 personnel, mostly ground forces (2021)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the RSLAF's small inventory includes a mix of Soviet-origin and other older foreign-supplied equipment; since 2010, it has received limited quantities of material (mostly donations of second-hand equipment) from China and South Africa (2020)

Military service age and obligation

18-29 for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve; no conscription (2019)

NOTE: The information regarding Sierra Leone on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sierra Leone 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sierra Leone 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.