Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 2,000 total personnel (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Suriname Army has a limited inventory comprised of a mix of older, foreign-supplied equipment; in recent years, Suriname has received small quantities of military hardware from India (2023) |
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 2019 | 1.2% of GDP (2019 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2018 | 1.1% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2017 | 1.1% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2016 | 1.2% of GDP (2016 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2015 | 1.4% of GDP (2015 est.) |
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