Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.618 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	4,180,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	103,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	43,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]
Military & security forces	Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic (Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina): Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino, EA), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica, ARA; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)Ministry of Security: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (National Gendarmerie), Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval) (2025); note: all federal police forces are under the Ministry of SecurityCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription suspended in 1995; citizens can still be drafted in times of crisis, national emergency, or war, or if the Defense Ministry is unable to fill all vacancies to keep the military functional (2025); note: note 1: as of 2024, women comprised nearly 20% of the active-duty militarynote 2: in 2025, the Argentine Government announced the creation of a Voluntary Military Service program for people aged 18–28 to be managed by the Ministries of Defense and Human Capital; the program's goals include to instill values like discipline and patriotism while offering training in trades such as cooking, mechanics, and security, alongside opportunities to complete compulsory educationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	43,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2011]
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.618 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	4,180,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]