Cuba Military - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER), 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, National Revolutionary Police (2022)

Military expenditures

4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

3.2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $5.9 billion)

2.9% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $5.6 billion)

2.9% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $5.5 billion)

3.1% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $5.5 billion)

Military and security service personnel strengths

limited available information; estimated 50,000 active personnel (approximately 40,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2022)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the Cuban military inventory is comprised of aging Russian and Soviet-era equipment; the last recorded arms delivery to Cuba was by Russia in 2004; in 2019, Russia approved a loan for approximately $43-50 million for Cuba's purchase of spare parts and armored vehicles (2022)

Military service age and obligation

17-28 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscripts serve for two years (2022)

Military - note

the FAR has a large role in the Cuban economy through several military owned and operated conglomerates, including such sectors as banking, hotels, industry, retail, transportation, and tourism (2022)

NOTE: The information regarding Cuba on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cuba 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cuba 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.