Military expenditures:
0.64% of GDP
(2018)
0.68% of GDP
(2017)
0.67% of GDP
(2016)
0.71% of GDP
(2015)
0.77% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
140
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF)
(2019)
note - as of December 2018, a committee was tasked to reestablish a naval force and a special operations command
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory
(2013)