Military expenditures:
0.54% of GDP
(2018)
0.47% of GDP
(2017)
0.56% of GDP
(2016)
0.66% of GDP
(2015)
0.66% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
146
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM), includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)); Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection: Federal Police (includes Gendarmerie), National Guard
(2019)
note: the National Guard was formed in 2019 and consists of personnel from the Federal Police and military police units of the Army and Navy
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory military service (selection for service determined by lottery), conscript service obligation is 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces; women are eligible for voluntary military service
(2012)
