Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 10,000 active BDF personnel (2024) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the BDF has a mix of mostly older weapons and equipment, largely of Western/European origin; in recent years, it has received limited amounts of material from several European countries and the US (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2024). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 2.6% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 2.8% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 3% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 3% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 2.8% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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