Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.42 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	9,960,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	15,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	427,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	166,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret): Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women; draftees serve 11 months, including five months of basic training, followed by six months in an operational unit (2025); note: note 1: Denmark has had compulsory military service since 1849; conscripts are chosen by lottery; conscientious objectors can choose to instead serve 6 months in a non-military position, for example in Beredskabsstyrelsen (dealing with non-military disasters like fires, flood, pollution, etc.) or overseas foreign aid worknote 2: women have been able serve in all military occupations, including combat arms, since 1988; military conscription was extended to women in June 2025CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	427,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	166,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.42 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	9,960,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]