| Military branches | Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Army/Land Forces (Trinidad and Tobago Regiment), Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (some age variations between services, reserves); no conscription (2021) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 0.7% of GDP (2019) 0.8% of GDP (2018) 1.3% of GDP (2017) 1.4% of GDP (2016) 1.2% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) has approximately 4,500 personnel (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the TTDF's ground force inventory includes only light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly second-hand equipment from a mix of countries, including Australia, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US; since 2010, the Netherlands is the leading supplier of military hardware to the TTDF (2020) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
