Military expenditures:
0.33% of GDP
(2018)
0.4% of GDP
(2017)
0.34% of GDP
(2016)
0.35% of GDP
(2015)
0.47% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
153
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Irish Defence Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn): Army (includes Army Reserve), Naval Service (includes Naval Service Reserves), Air Corps
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service recruits to the Defence Forces (18-27 years of age for the Naval Service); 18-26 for cadetship (officer) applicants; 12-year service (5 active, 7 reserves); Irish citizen, European Economic Area citizenship, or refugee status
(2019)