Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
1.86% of GDP
(2016)
1.71% of GDP
(2015)
1.85% of GDP
(2014)
1.77% of GDP
(2013)
1.63% of GDP
(2012)
country comparison to the world:
56
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie
(2018)
18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force
(2017)