Military expenditures:
1.95% of GDP
(2018)
1.98% of GDP
(2017)
1.88% of GDP
(2016)
1.82% of GDP
(2015)
1.81% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
54
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Armed Forces of Uruguay (Fuerzas Armadas del Uruguay): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Maritime National Prefecture (Coast Guard)), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for Navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies
(2013)
