Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.07 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	1,490,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	158,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	151,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	45,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military & security forces	Belarus Armed Forces: Army, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force, Special Troops, Territorial Defense ForcesMinistry of Interior: State Border Troops, Militia, Internal Troops (2025); note: in early 2023, President LUKASHENKA ordered the formation of a new volunteer paramilitary territorial defense force to supplement the ArmyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service; 17-year-olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2025); note: conscripts can be assigned to the military, to the Ministry of Interior, or to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (alternative service)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	151,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	45,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.07 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	1,490,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]