Kyrgyz Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; State Border Service; Internal Troops (2021)
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Guard, Border Service (includes Coast Guard), State Security Service (2021)
Military service age and obligation
18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary male military service in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 1-year service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2019)
All men 18-27 are required to serve in the military for at least one year. (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP
1.5% of GDP (2019)
1.6% of GDP (2018)
1.6% of GDP (2017)
1.7% of GDP (2016)
1.8% of GDP (2015)
1.1% of GDP (2019)
0.9% of GDP (2018)
0.9% of GDP (2017)
0.9% of GDP (2016)
1.1% of GDP (2015)
Military and security service personnel strengths
the Kyrgyz Armed Forces have approximately 12,000 active duty troops (8,500 Land Forces; 2,500 Air Force/Air Defense; 1,000 National Guard) (2021)
information varies; approximately 45,000 active duty personnel (30,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Naval Forces; 12,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2020)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the Kyrgyz Armed Forces' inventory is comprised of older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; Kyrgyzstan relies on donations of military equipment, which come mostly from Russia under a 2013 agreement between Bishkek and Moscow (2020)
the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia remains by far the leading supplier of weapons systems (2020)
Military deployments
contributes forces to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2021)
120 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (Jan 2021)
Note: Kazakhstan contributes forces to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force
