Military expenditures:
1.89% of GDP
(2018)
2.09% of GDP
(2017)
2% of GDP
(2016)
1.98% of GDP
(2015)
1.8% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
55
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army (includes Special Operations Command), Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force), Royal Australian Air Force, Joint Operations Command (JOC)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles
(2018)
