Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 2,000 personnel (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the LDF has a small inventory of mostly older, obsolescent, or second-hand weapons and equipment from a variety of countries (2023) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women (women can serve in combat arms); no conscription (2024). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.6% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.8% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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