Military expenditures:
1.25% of GDP
(2018)
1.31% of GDP
(2017)
1.43% of GDP
(2016)
1.75% of GDP
(2015)
1.63% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
101
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Zambia Defense Force (ZDF): Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia National Service (support organization); the Zambia Police includes a paramilitary battalion
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; 12-year enlistment period (7 years active, 5 in the Reserves)
(2019)
