Military expenditures:
0.6% of GDP
(2018)
0.58% of GDP
(2017)
0.59% of GDP
(2016)
0.6% of GDP
(2015)
0.65% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
143
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, Navy, Air Force; National Gendarmerie (operates under the Ministry of Defense)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
Madagascar has an all-volunteer military; 18-25 years of age for males; service obligation 18 months; women are permitted to serve in all branches
(2018)
