Military expenditures:
2.45% of GDP
(2018)
2.47% of GDP
(2017)
2.22% of GDP
(2016)
1.78% of GDP
(2014)
1.38% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
34
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger), Niger Gendarmerie (GN); Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care
(2017)