Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	3.13 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	8,020,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	147,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	623,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	7,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military & security forces	Hellenic Armed Forces (HAF; Ellinikes Enoples Dynamis, EED): Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES; includes National Guard), Hellenic Navy (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA; includes air defense) (2025); note: note 1: the police (under the Ministry of Citizen Protection) and the armed forces (Ministry of National Defense) share law enforcement duties in certain border areas; the Greek Coast Guard is under the Ministry of Shipping Affairs and Island Policynote 2: the National Guard was established in 1982 as an official part of the Army to help protect Greece and provide reinforcements and support to the Army in peacetime and in times of mobilization and warCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; all Greek men 19-45 are subject to compulsory military service; 12-month obligation for all services (note - as an exception, the duration of the full military service is 9 instead of 12 months if conscripts, after the initial training, serve the entire remaining time in certain areas of the eastern borders, in Cyprus, or in certain military units) (2026); note: note 1: in July 2025, the Greek Government unveiled several defense reforms which went into effect on 1 January 2026, including abolishing mandatory military service for the Air Force and Navy, with exceptions only for specialized roles such as aircraft engineers and ship captains; all conscripts are to be classified exclusively into the Army; ground forces will also take over facility security duties previously managed by the other branchesnote 2: as of 2025, women comprised about 17% of the military's full-time personnelCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	623,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	7,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Military spending (% of GDP)	3.13 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	8,020,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]