Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
1% of GDP
(2017)
1.04% of GDP
(2016)
1.09% of GDP
(2015)
1.14% of GDP
(2014)
1.13% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world:
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[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet)
(2018)
18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; compulsory military service, abolished in 2010, was reinstated in 2018
(2018)