Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 1,500 BDF personnel; approximately 500 Coast Guard (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the military has a light inventory consisting mostly of UK- and US-origin equipment (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient, but conscription has never been implemented; initial service obligation is 12 years (2024). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 0.9% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.1% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.3% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.5% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.4% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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