Military expenditures:
1.27% of GDP
(2018)
0.93% of GDP
(2017)
1.2% of GDP
(2016)
1.33% of GDP
(2015)
1.33% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
96
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Belarus Armed Forces: Army, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force; Ministry of Interior: State Border Troops, Militia, Internal Troops
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel
(2017)