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Military and security forces

Gabon — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie
1991 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, paramilitary Gendarmerie, National Police
1992 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, National Police
1993 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, National Police
1994 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, National Police
1995 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, National Police
1996 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, National Police
1997 Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
1998 Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
1999 Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
2000 Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
2001 Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
2002 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (Republican) Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
2003 Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (Republican) Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
2004 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2005 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2006 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2007 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2008 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2009 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2010 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2011 Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
2012 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2013 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2014 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2015 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2016 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2017 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2018 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2019 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
2020 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG), Gabonese National Gendarmerie (2019)
2021 Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Forces (Army), Navy, Air Forces, National Gendarmerie; Republican Guard (land forces under direct presidential control) (2021)
2022 Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Arm es Gabonaise or FAG; aka Gabonese Defense and Security Forces): Land Forces (Army), National Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (includes Coast Guard), Corps of Firemen; Republican Guard (2022) note: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie, under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enforcement and public security; elements of the armed forces and the Republican Guard, an elite unit that protects the
2023 Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Arm es Gabonaise or FAG; aka Gabonese Defense and Security Forces): Land Forces (Army), National Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (includes Coast Guard), Corps of Firemen; Republican Guard (2023) note: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie, under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enforcement and public security; elements of the armed forces and the Republican Guard, an elite unit that protects the
2024 Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Arm es Gabonaise or FAG; aka National Defense and Security Forces of Gabon or des Forces Nationales de D fense et de S curit (FNDS) du Gabon ): Army (Arm e de Terre, AT), Navy (Marine Nationale, MN), Air Force (l'Arm e de l'Air, AA), Light Aviation (L Aviation L g re des Arm es, ALA), Fire Brigade (du Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers); National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Gabonaise, GENA); Republican Guard (Garde R publicaine, GR); Military Health Service (Service de Sant Mil
2025 Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Arm es Gabonaise or FAG; aka National Defense and Security Forces of Gabon or des Forces Nationales de D fense et de S curit (FNDS) du Gabon ): Army, Navy, Air Force, Light Aviation, Fire Brigade; Gabon National Gendarmerie (GENA); Republican Guard (GR); Military Health Service; Military Engineering (2025) note: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie (GENA), under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enfor