Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
0.61% of GDP
(2017)
0.55% of GDP
(2016)
0.78% of GDP
(2015)
0.69% of GDP
(2014)
0.68% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world:
140
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
National Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito Nacional de Nicaragua, ENN; includes Navy, Air Force)
(2013)
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education
(2012)