| Military branches | Sri Lanka Army (includes National Guard and the Volunteer Force), Sri Lanka Navy (includes Marine Corps), Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard; Civil Security Department (Home Guard); Sri Lanka National Police: Special Task Force (counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency) (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 1.9% of GDP (2019) 1.9% of GDP (2018) 2.1% of GDP (2017) 2.2% of GDP (2016) 2.5% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Sri Lankan military has approximately 250,000 total personnel (180,000 Army; 40,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force) (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Sri Lankan military inventory consists mostly of Chinese and Russian-origin equipment; since 2010, China, India, and the US have been the leading suppliers of arms to Sri Lanka (2020) |
| Military deployments | 110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA); 170 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Jan 2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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