Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 8,000 active military forces; approximately 10,000 National Guard (2024) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Latvian military's inventory consists of a mix of European and US weapons and equipment (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12 months mandatory military service for men 18-27 years of age (2024). note 1: conscription was reintroduced in 2024 note 2: as of 2024, women comprised about 16.5% of the military's full-time personnel |
Military deployments | 135 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO) (2024). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2024 | 3.2% of GDP (2024 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 2.4% of GDP (2023) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 2.1% of GDP (2022) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 2.1% of GDP (2021) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 2.2% of GDP (2020) |
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