Uzbekistan Military - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Armed Forces of Uzbekistan: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Security Troops, Border Guards, police (2022)

note: the National Guard, also under the Ministry of Defense, ensures public order and security of diplomatic missions, radio and television broadcasting, and other state entities

Military expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $3 billion)

2.9% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $2.88 billion)

2.7% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $2.65 billion)

2.5% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $2.49 billion)

2.5% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $2.4 billion)

Military and security service personnel strengths

information varies; approximately 60,000 active duty troops, including 10-15,000 Air Force (2022)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia has been the leading supplier of arms, followed by China (2022)

Military service age and obligation

18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 12-month conscript service obligation for men (those conscripted have the option of paying for a shorter service of 1 month while remaining in the reserves until the age of 27); Uzbek citizens who have completed their service terms in the armed forces have privileges in employment and admission to higher educational institutions (2022)

Military - note

the Uzbek armed forces were established in January 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, when the newly-established Ministry for Defense Affairs assumed jurisdiction over all former Soviet ground, air, and air defense units, formations, and installations then deployed on its soil; the building hosting the headquarters for the ex-Soviet Turkestan Military District became the headquarters for the Uzbek armed forces; all former Soviet troops departed Uzbekistan by 1995; as of 2022, Uzbekistan continued to maintain bilateral defense ties with Russia based on a 2005 mutual security agreement

as of 2022, Uzbekistan was not part of the Russian-sponsored Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is comprised of former Soviet Republics; Uzbekistan joined in the 1990s but withdrew in 1999; it returned in 2006 but left again in 2012

NOTE: The information regarding Uzbekistan on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uzbekistan 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uzbekistan 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.