Military expenditures:
0.35% of GDP
(2018)
0.37% of GDP
(2017)
0.44% of GDP
(2016)
0.35% of GDP
(2015)
0.35% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
152
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
National Army: Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit); Carabinieri Troops (a component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that also has official status as a service of the Armed Forces during wartime)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 1-year service obligation
(2019)
note: Moldova intends to abolish military conscription by 2021