Page last updated on February 08, 2019

Military expenditures:
1.14% of GDP (2016)
1.13% of GDP (2015)
1.05% of GDP (2014)
1% of GDP (2013)
0.93% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]

Military branches:
Tanzania People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)

Maritime threats:
the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen