| Military expenditure (% GDP) | 2.15 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Military expenditure | 2,330,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Armed forces personnel | 37,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020] |
| Arms imports | 3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2022] |
| Arms exports | 14,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Military & security forces | Bulgarian Armed Forces (aka Bulgarian Army): Land Forces, Air Force, NavyMinistry of Interior: General Directorate National Police (GDNP), General Directorate Border Police (GDBP), Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (SOBT) (2025); note: the GDNP includes the Gendarmerie, a special police force with military status deployed to secure important facilities, buildings and infrastructure, respond to riots, and counter militant threatsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Military service age & obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (2025); note: in 2020, Bulgaria announced a program to allow every citizen up to the age of 40 to join the armed forces for 6 months of military service in the voluntary reserveCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Arms imports (USD) | 3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2022] |
| Arms exports (USD) | 14,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Military spending (% of GDP) | 2.15 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Military spending (USD) | 2,330,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024] |