Military expenditures:
2.06% of GDP
(2018)
1.43% of GDP
(2017)
1.23% of GDP
(2016)
1.33% of GDP
(2015)
1.43% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
47
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF): Army, Central Army Group (joint logistics command), Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie, National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, BNSP)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may serve in supporting roles
(2013)