133,282 (2021)[1] 78,469 Civil Guards (only in wartime) (2020)[2]
Reserve personnel
15,150 (2019)[3]
Expenditures
Budget
€22.2 billion (2023) (US$ 23.7 billion)[4]
Percent of GDP
1.5% (2023)[4]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Airbus Santa Bárbara Navantia Indra Gamesa Abengoa Instalaza UROVESA
Foreign suppliers
France Germany United States Switzerland Canada Israel
Annual imports
US$112 million (2014-2022)[5]
Annual exports
US$752 million (2014-2022)[5]
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History
Military history of Spain Warfare directory of Spain Wars involving Spain Battles involving Spain
Ranks
Military ranks of Spain
The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution of 1978. They are composed of: the Army, the Air and Space Force, the Navy, the Royal Guard, and the Military Emergencies Unit, as well as the so-called Common Corps.
Spain is one of the most militarily powerful nations of the European Union (EUFOR) and Eurocorps. It also occupies a prominent position in the structure of NATO, which it joined in 1982. It also has the oldest Marine Infantry in the world and the oldest permanent military units in the world: the Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1 and the Infantry Regiment "Soria" No. 9.
^"Real Decreto 177/2021, de 23 de marzo, por el que se modifica el Reglamento de retribuciones del personal de las Fuerzas Armadas, aprobado por el Real Decreto 1314/2005, de 4 de noviembre". boe.es. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
^López-Fonseca, Óscar (2020-03-07). "Interior aumenta en 3.800 el número de policías y guardias civiles en dos años". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-06.
^IISS 2020, p. 145.
^ ab"Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2023" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. April 2024. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ ab"TIV of arms imports/exports data for Spain, 2014-2022". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 30 January 2024.
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