North Macedonia Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM; includes a General Staff and subordinate Operations Command, Logistic Support Command, Training and Doctrine Command, Center for Electronic Reconnaissance, Aviation Brigade, and Honor Guard Battalion) (2021)

note: the Operations Command includes air, ground, special operations, support, and reserve forces

Military expenditures

1.57% of GDP (2021 est.)

1.27% of GDP (2020 est.)

1.16% of GDP (2019)

0.94% of GDP (2018)

0.89% of GDP (2017)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM) has approximately 7,000 active duty personnel (2020)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the inventory of North Macedonia's Army consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, it has received small amounts of equipment from Ireland and Turkey (2020)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2007 (2019)

Military - note

North Macedonia officially became the 30th member of NATO in 2020

NOTE: The information regarding North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about North Macedonia 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.