Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	1.28 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	8,560,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	24,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	515,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	40,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Belgian Armed Forces (Defensie or La Défense): Land Component, Marine (Naval) Component, Air Component, Medical Component, Cyber Command (2025); note: the Belgian Federal Police is the national police force and responsible for internal security and nationwide law and order, including migration and border enforcementCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; maximum age varies by position; conscription abolished in 1995 (2025); note: note 1: in 2024, women comprised about 11% of the military's full-time personnelnote 2: foreign nationals 18-34 years of age who speak Dutch or French and are citizens of EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland may apply to join the militaryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	515,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	40,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	1.28 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	8,560,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]