Military expenditures:
1.97% of GDP
(2018)
1.89% of GDP
(2017)
1.85% of GDP
(2016)
1.68% of GDP
(2015)
1.8% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
53
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie
(2018)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force
(2017)