Military expenditures:
0.68% of GDP
(2018)
0.72% of GDP
(2017)
0.92% of GDP
(2016)
0.87% of GDP
(2015)
0.86% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
137
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongol ulsyn zevsegt huchin): Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force, National Center for Emergency and Disaster Relief (coordinates the military's efforts as first-responders for earthquakes, wildfires, and forest fires; contagious diseases; and snow and dust storms as well as severe winters (known as zud); paramilitary forces: Border Guards, Internal Security Troops
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 1-year conscript service obligation in army or air forces or police for males only; after conscription, soldiers can contract into military service for 2 or 4 years; citizens can also voluntarily join the armed forces
(2017)
