Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
1.23% of GDP
(2016)
1.33% of GDP
(2015)
1.43% of GDP
(2014)
1.39% of GDP
(2013)
1.32% of GDP
(2012)
country comparison to the world:
94
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Army, Central Army Group (joint logistics command), Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie, National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, BNSP)
(2018)
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may serve in supporting roles
(2013)