Military expenditures:
1.38% of GDP
(2019 est.)
1.24% of GDP
(2018)
1.23% of GDP
(2017)
1.19% of GDP
(2016)
1.18% of GDP
(2015)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
84
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe, includes air defense), Joint Support Service (Streitkraeftebasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw), Cyber and Information Space Command (Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum, Kdo CIR)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001
(2013)
