Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	3.58 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	559,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	8,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	28,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	12,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2016]
Military & security forces	Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) or Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB): Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) (2025); note: note 1: the Gurkha Security Unit under the Ministry of Defense is a special guard force for the Sultan, the royal family, and the country’s oil installationsnote 2: the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) is under the Prime Minister's OfficeCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (2025); note: the Gurkha Reserve Unit (GRU) employs hundreds of Gurkhas from Nepal, the majority of whom are veterans of the British Army and the Singapore Police Force who have joined the GRU as a second careerCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	28,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	12,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2016]
Military spending (% of GDP)	3.58 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	559,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]