Defence spending
US$1.71bn
10.0% of GDPGDP 2026
2014 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
Yemen 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
2014 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.
96 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Yemen |
|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | 23Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | 192024 |
| Northrop F-5 | 13Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Sukhoi Su-17 | 232024 |
| Support aircraft | |
| Antonov An-26 | 3Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Trainer aircraft | |
| Aero L-39 Albatros | 28Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Helicopters | |
| Bell 206 | 1Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Bell 212 | 4Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois | 42024 |
| Mil Mi-14 | 2Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Mil Mi-17 | 34Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Mil Mi-24 | 14Yemeni Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Yemen |
|---|---|
| Tanks | |
| M60 tank | In service |
| T-62 | In service |
| Armoured vehicles | |
| BMP-2 | In service |
| BRDM-2 | In service |
| BTR-40 | In service |
| BTR-50 | In service |
| BTR-60 | In service |
| BTR-80 | In service |
| Cougar (MRAP) | In service |
| M113 armored personnel carrier | In service |
| M577 command post carrier | In service |
| Nimr (armored personnel carrier) | In service |
| Equipment | Yemen |
|---|---|
| Air defence | |
| AK-630 | In service |
| M167 VADS | In service |
| S-75 Dvina | In service |
| Anti-aircraft guns | |
| ZPU | In service |
| Cruise & anti-ship missiles | |
| Kh-31 | In service |
| Missiles | |
| AIM-9 Sidewinder | In service |
| AIM-9X Sidewinder | In service |
| Kh-29 | In service |
| R-77 | In service |
| Equipment | Yemen |
|---|---|
| Small arms | |
| AK-103 | In service |
| AK-104 | In service |
| AK-74 | In service |
| AR-M1 | In service |
| Beretta M1951 | In service |
| Beretta Model 38 | In service |
| Colt CM901 | In service |
| Degtyaryov machine gun | In service |
| FN FAL | In service |
| FN Minimi | In service |
| Heckler & Koch MG4 | In service |
| Karabiner 98k | 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 | 34,505,496 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| 2025 annual observation | 41,773,878 people | World Bank; WDI contributors | approved |
National full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded.
2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate.
Annual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 17.2bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn.
2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count.
Military reserve personnel in the 2024 IISS source edition cited by this Wikipedia row. Reservists are not normally kept under arms and are available for mobilisation. Excludes the separately reported Active military and Paramilitary columns. This is the cited edition year, not an exact census date.
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