Military expenditures:
1.88% of GDP
(2018)
1.87% of GDP
(2017)
2.2% of GDP
(2016)
2.14% of GDP
(2015)
2.01% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
59
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing), National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government claimed that no one younger than 18 was being recruited; mandatory retirement ages: 45 (enlisted), 50 (NCOs), 55 (officers), and 60 (officers with the rank of general)
(2017)
