Defence spending
US$2.49bn
10.5% of GDPGDP 2022
2011 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
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Western Asia · Military profile
Syria country profile with source-backed equipment operators and dated national observations. The linked records retain their published sources and reference years.
01 / National data
Military, personnel and economic indicators
2011 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
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.
253 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Syria |
|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | 292024 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | 502024 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 | 872024 |
| Sukhoi Su-17 | 392024 |
| Sukhoi Su-24 | 182024 |
| Support aircraft | |
| Antonov An-26 | 32024 |
| Bombardier Global Express | ≥1Syrian Air Force · 2026Wikipedia |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | 22024 |
| Trainer aircraft | |
| Aero L-39 Albatros | 232024 |
| PAC MFI-17 Mushshak | 62024 |
| Helicopters | |
| Aérospatiale Gazelle | 622024 |
| Kamov Ka-27 | 22024 |
| Equipment | Syria |
|---|---|
| Air defence | |
| 2K12 Kub | In service |
| 9K31 Strela-1 | In service |
| 9K33 Osa | In service |
| 9K35 Strela-10 | In service |
| Mersad | In service |
| S-125 Neva/Pechora | In service |
| S-200 missile system | In service |
| S-75 Dvina | In service |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | In service |
| Anti-aircraft guns | |
| 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) | In service |
| AZP S-60 | In service |
| ZPU | 1Syrian Democratic Forces · 2025 |
| Equipment | Syria |
|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | |
| 1PN58 | In service |
| P-15 radar | In service |
| P-18 radar | In service |
| Communications & electronic warfare | |
| Polyana-D4 | In service |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
04 / Data record
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.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS population assessment | 24,261,882 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| 2025 annual observation | 25,620,427 people | World Bank; WDI contributors | approved |
2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count.
2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate.
2022 annual observation. Annual nominal GDP, current US dollars; not purchasing-power parity.
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