| Military branches | Botswana Defence Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Arm Command, Defense Logistics Command (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.8% of GDP (2019) 2.8% of GDP (2018) 3% of GDP (2017) 3.4% of GDP (2016) 2.7% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) has approximately 9,000 active personnel (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the BDF has a mix of foreign-supplied and mostly older weapons and equipment, largely from Europe and the US; since 2010, France is the leading supplier of armaments to the BDF (2020) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
