| Military branches | Armed Forces of Uruguay (Fuerzas Armadas del Uruguay): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Maritime National Prefecture (Coast Guard)), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea); Guardia Nacional Republicana (paramilitary regiment of the National Police) (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for Navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2021) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 2% of GDP (2019) 2.1% of GDP (2018) 2% of GDP (2017) 1.9% of GDP (2016) 1.8% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Armed Forces of Uruguay have approximately 22,000 active personnel (14,500 Army; 5,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the inventory of the Armed Forces of Uruguay includes a wide variety of older or second-hand equipment; since 2010, it has imported limited amounts of military hardware from about 10 countries with Spain as the leading supplier (2020) |
| Military deployments | 925 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MINUSCO); 210 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (Jan 2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
