Indicator	Value
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]