Military expenditures:
1.23% of GDP
(2018)
1.28% of GDP
(2017)
1.28% of GDP
(2016)
1.25% of GDP
(2015)
1.13% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
102
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Rwanda Defense Force (RDF): Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR), Rwanda Reserve Force
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required, as is a 9th-grade education for enlisted recruits and an A-level certificate for officer candidates; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career; retirement (for officers and senior NCOs) after 20 years of service or at 40-60 years of age
(2013)