Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	3.36 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	15,100,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	428,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	19,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	4,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2020]
Military & security forces	Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), Colombian Aerospace Force (Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana, FAC), Colombian Navy (Armada de Colombia; includes Coast Guard); National Police of Colombia (Policia Nacional de Colombia, PNC) (2025); note: the PNC is a civilian force under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of DefenseCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-24 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military (and police) service; conscript service obligation is 18 months or 12 months for those with a college degree; conscripted soldiers reportedly include regular soldiers (conscripts without a high school degree), drafted high school graduates (bachilleres), and rural (campesino) soldiers who serve in their home regions (2025); note: women comprised a little more than 3% of the active military in 2024CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	19,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	4,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2020]
Military spending (% of GDP)	3.36 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	15,100,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]