Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.04 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	535,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	8,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	12,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]
Military & security forces	Republic of Albania Armed Forces (Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH); aka Albanian Armed Forces (AAF)): Land Forces, Naval Force (includes Coast Guard), Air ForcesMinistry of Interior: Guard of the Republic, State Police (includes the Border and Migration Police) (2025); note: the State Police are primarily responsible for internal security, including counterterrorism, while the Guard of the Republic protects senior state officials, foreign dignitaries, and certain state propertiesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-30 for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2010 (2025); note: as of 2024, women comprised about 15% of the military's full-time personnelCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	12,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.04 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	535,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]