Military expenditures:
3.85% of GDP
(2019)
2.73% of GDP
(2018)
3.84% of GDP
(2017)
3.63% of GDP
(2016)
5.35% of GDP
(2015)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
14
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Ministry of Defense: Iraqi Army, Army Aviation Command, Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Air Defense Command, Special Forces Command; National-Level Security Forces: Iraqi Counterterrorism Service, Prime Minister's Special Forces Division, Presidential Brigades; Ministry of Interior: Federal Police Forces Command, Border Guard Forces Command, Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency, Emergency Response Division, Facilities Protection Directorate, and Energy Police Directorate; Popular Mobilization Commission and Affiliated Forces; Peshmerga Ministry (Kurdistan Regional Government)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2019)