Bolivia Military Profile 2013

Military branches

Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano, EB), Bolivian Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, FNB; includes Marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2011)

Military service age and obligation

18-49 years of age for 12-month compulsory male and female military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; 15-19 years of age for voluntary premilitary service, provides exemption from further military service (2011)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 2,472,490
females age 16-49: 2,535,768 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 1,762,260
females age 16-49: 2,013,281 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 108,334
female: 104,945 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures

1.3% of GDP (2009)