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Luxembourg Military Profile

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Military branchesLuxembourg Army (l'Armée Luxembourgeoise) (2021)
Military service age and obligation18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 1969); Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2021)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP0.57% of GDP (2020 est.)

0.54% of GDP (2019)

0.5% of GDP (2018)

0.51% of GDP (2017)

0.39% of GDP (2016)
Military and security service personnel strengthsthe Luxembourg Army has approximately 900 active personnel (2021)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitionsthe inventory of Luxembourg's Army is a small mix of European and US equipment; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Germany, Norway, and Sweden (2020)
Military - noteLuxembourg is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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