Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
0.37% of GDP
(2017)
0.44% of GDP
(2016)
0.35% of GDP
(2015)
0.35% of GDP
(2014)
0.33% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world:
149
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
National Army: Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit); Carabinieri Troops: a component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that also has official status as a service of the Armed Forces during wartime
(2017)
18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 1-year service obligation; note - the ultimate abolition of military conscription has been announced
(2018)