| 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] |