Military expenditures:
0.55% of GDP
(2018)
0.54% of GDP
(2017)
0.63% of GDP
(2016)
0.57% of GDP
(2015)
0.54% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
145
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Armed Forces: Army (also called the National Guard, GN), Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV, includes naval infantry)
(2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18-35 years of age for male and female selective compulsory military service; 2-years conscript service obligation; 17 years of age for voluntary service (with parental consent)
(2013)