New Zealand Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2021)

Military expenditures

1.5% of GDP (2019)

1.3% of GDP (2018)

1.2% of GDP (2017)

1.2% of GDP (2016)

1.2% of GDP (2015)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has about 9,600 active duty troops (4,700 Army; 2,300 Navy; 2,600 Air Force) (2021)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

NZDF is equipped mostly with imported weapons and equipment from Western suppliers; Australia, France, and the US are the leading suppliers since 2010 (2020)

Military deployments

up to 220 Antarctica (summer season only) (2021)

Military service age and obligation

17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2021)

NOTE: The information regarding New Zealand on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Zealand 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Zealand 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.