Military expenditures:
2.03% of GDP
(2019 est.)
1.98% of GDP
(2018)
1.72% of GDP
(2017)
1.48% of GDP
(2016)
1.14% of GDP
(2015)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
50
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos), Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos), Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos), Special Operations Forces (Specialiuju Operaciju Pajegos); National Defense Volunteer Forces (Savanoriu Pajegos)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
19-26 years of age for conscripted military service (males); 9-month service obligation; in 2015, Lithuania reinstated conscription after having converted to a professional military in 2008; 18-38 for voluntary service (male and female)
(2019)
