Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
1.1% of GDP
(2017)
1.13% of GDP
(2016)
1.11% of GDP
(2015)
1.13% of GDP
(2014)
1.12% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world:
108
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
(2018)
17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years
(2018)