| Military branches | Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan: Land Forces, Mobile Forces (airborne, mountain infantry troops), Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops (reserves for Armed Forces in wartime); State Committee on National Security: Border Guard Forces (2020) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; 12-18 month conscript service obligation (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.2% of GDP (2017) 2.2% of GDP (2016) 2.2% of GDP (2015) 2.1% of GDP (2014) 2.3% of GDP (2013) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan have approximately 9,500 active troops (8,000 Land and Mobile Forces; 1,500 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Tajikistan Armed Forces' inventory is comprised of older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; it has received limited quantities of weapons systems since 2010, most of which was second-hand material from Russia (2020) |
| Military deployments | contributes troops to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
