Kosovo vs. Montenegro

Military

	Kosovo	Montenegro
Military branches	Kosovo Security Force (KSF): Land Force Command; Logistics Command; Doctrine and Training Command; National Guard Command (2021)	the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro are a joint force with land, air, and naval elements (2020)
Military service age and obligation	service is voluntary; must be over the age of 18 and a citizen of Kosovo; upper age for enlisting is 30 for officers, 25 for other ranks, although these may be waived for recruits with key skills considered essential for the KSF (2019)	18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006 (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	0.8% of GDP (2019) 0.8% of GDP (2018) 0.8% of GDP (2017) 0.8% of GDP (2016) 0.8% of GDP (2015)	1.72% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.33% of GDP (2019) 1.37% of GDP (2018) 1.34% of GDP (2017) 1.42% of GDP (2016)
Military and security service personnel strengths	the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) has approximately 3,500 personnel; note - Kosovo plans for the KSF to eventually number around 5,000 troops (2021)	the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro have approximately 2,000 total active duty troops (2020)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions	the KSF is equipped with small arms and light vehicles only; it relies on donations and since 2013 has received donated equipment from Turkey and the US (2020)	the inventory of the Armed Forces of Montenegro is small and consists mostly of equipment inherited from the former Yugoslavia military, with a limited mix of other imported systems; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Austria, Turkey, and the US (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook