Military expenditures:
4.68% of GDP
(2018)
4.8% of GDP
(2017)
4.58% of GDP
(2016)
4.31% of GDP
(2015)
4.32% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
7
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Army (includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force; Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Gendarmerie Forces, Public Security Directorate
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF
(2013)
