Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	3.26 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	1,430,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	9,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	10,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki or NBS): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Naval Force (Latvijas Juras Speki, includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote)), Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), National Guard (aka Land Guard or Zemessardze)Ministry of Interior: State Police, State Border Guards, State Security Service (2025); note: the State Border Guard may become part of the armed forces during an emergencyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	mandatory military service for all men 18-24; men and women 18-27 may volunteer for military service; service length 11 months in the Armed Forces or National Guard, or 5 years in the National Guard as a whole, with a minimum of 21 days of individual training and a maximum of 7 days of collective training each year (2026); note: note 1: conscription was reintroduced in 2024note 2: as of 2024, women comprised about 16.5% of the military's full-time personnelCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	10,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	3.26 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	1,430,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]