Military expenditures:
1.25% of GDP
(2018)
1.31% of GDP
(2017)
1.32% of GDP
(2016)
1.25% of GDP
(2015)
1.25% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
99
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army (L'Armee de Terre), Navy (Marine Nationale Republique, MNR, includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC), Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; high school graduation required; service obligation 4 years; periodic government calls for volunteers
(2012)