Military expenditures:
4.03% of GDP
(2018)
3.77% of GDP
(2017)
3.59% of GDP
(2016)
3.55% of GDP
(2015)
3.48% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
10
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes marines, Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fizaia); Ministry of Interior paramilitary forces: Frontier Corps, Pakistan Rangers
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers
(2019)
