Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
2.7% of GDP
(2017)
2.3% of GDP
(2016)
2.3% of GDP
(2015)
2.64% of GDP
(2014)
2.63% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world:
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[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Republic of Korea Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force
(2011)
18-35 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from military service
(2017)