Armed Forces of El Salvador

Armed Forces of El Salvador
Fuerza Armada de El Salvador
Logo of the Armed Forces of El Salvador
Founded7 May 1824; 200 years ago (1824-05-07)
Service branches Salvadoran Army
 Navy of El Salvador
 Salvadoran Air Force
HeadquartersKm 5 1/2 Carretera a Santa Tecla, San Salvador, El Salvador
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief President Nayib Bukele
Minister of National DefenseRené Francis Merino Monroy
Chief of Joint Chiefs of StaffCarlos Alberto Tejada Murcía
Personnel
Military age16 (voluntary)
18 (conscription)[1]
ConscriptionYes
Available for
military service
1,634,816 males, age 16–49[1],
1,775,474 (2008 est.) females, age 16–49[1]
Fit for
military service
1,201,290 males, age 16–49[1],
1,547,278 (2009 est.) females, age 16–49[1]
Reaching military
age annually
77,473 males,
74,655 (2009 est.) females
Active personnel25,000[2]
Expenditure
Budget$157,000,000 (2008 est.)[3]
Percent of GDP0.62%[citation needed]
Industry
Foreign suppliers Canada
 Czech Republic
 France
 India
 Indonesia
 Israel
 Italy
 Japan
 South Korea
 Mexico
 Taiwan
 United States
Related articles
HistoryWorld War II
Football War
Salvadoran Civil War
War on Terror
2022–23 gang crackdown
RanksMilitary ranks of El Salvador

The Armed Forces of El Salvador (Spanish: Fuerza Armada de El Salvador) are the official governmental military forces of El Salvador. The Forces have three branches: the Salvadoran Army, the Salvadoran Air Force and the Navy of El Salvador.

  1. ^ a b "CIA – The World Factbook – El Salvador". Central Intelligence Agency. 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 413. ISBN 9781032012278.
  3. ^ "El Salvador Military Facts & Stats". Nationmaster.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.