Southern Africa · Military profile

Eswatini

Name: Eswatini military and economic data
Creator: ForceTally

Eswatini country profile with source-backed equipment operators and dated national observations. The linked records retain their published sources and reference years.

Capital: Mbabane
Documented equipment: 13 types
National data: 3 sourced figures
Source coverage: 3 publications

01 / National data

Force profile

Military, personnel and economic indicators

Economy

Defence spending

US$79.66m

2024 annual observationSingle source

1.5% of GDPGDP 2025

2024 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.

02 / Equipment catalogueExplore all equipment

EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS

Equipment arsenal

13 equipment types documented

Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.

Find equipment

13 matching equipment types

Air force

3 equipment types

Air force equipment for Eswatini
Equipment	Eswatini
Helicopters
Aérospatiale Alouette III	32024
Aérospatiale Gazelle	In service
Bell UH-1 Iroquois	22024

Land force

1 equipment type

Land force equipment for Eswatini
Equipment	Eswatini
Armoured vehicles
RG-31 Nyala	72026Wikipedia

Infantry weapons

9 equipment types

Infantry weapons equipment for Eswatini
Equipment	Eswatini
Small arms
FN FAL	In service
FN MAG	In service
INSAS rifle	In service
IWI Galil	In service
SIG SG 540	In service
Sterling submachine gun	In service
Uzi	In service
Vektor R4	In service
Anti-tank weapons
BGM-71 TOW	In service

Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗

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04 / Data record

Sources through time

Sources & definitions

Evidence over time

Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.