Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	No authoritative open source found
Military expenditure	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	10,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	8,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2019]
Arms exports	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2009]
Military & security forces	Ministry of Public Security (Ministerio de Seguridad Pública de Costa Rica): National Police (Fuerza Pública), Air Surveillance Service (Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea), National Coast Guard Service (Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas), Drug Control Police (Policía Control de Drogas), Border Police (Policia de Fronteras), Professional Migration Police (Policía Profesional de Migración)Ministry of Presidency: Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Special Intervention Unit (UEI) (2025); note: Costa Rica's armed forces were constitutionally abolished in 1949CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	Not applicable to this country
Arms imports (USD)	8,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2019]
Arms exports (USD)	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2009]
Military spending (% of GDP)	No authoritative open source found
Military spending (USD)	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]