Military expenditures:
1.19% of GDP
(2018)
1.24% of GDP
(2017)
1.3% of GDP
(2016)
1.72% of GDP
(2015)
1.59% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
109
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Peruvian Army (Ejercito del Peru), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP, includes naval air, naval infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-50 years of age for male and 18-45 years of age for female voluntary military service; no conscription
(2013)
Maritime threats:
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Peru are a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2018, four attacks against commercial vessels were reported, a slight increase from the two reported in 2017; most of these occured in the main port of Callao
