Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	3.12 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	2,630,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	37,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	51,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF), Lithuanian Navy, Lithuanian Air Force (LTAF), Lithuanian Special Operations Forces (LITHSOF); National Defense Volunteer Forces (2025); note: note 1: the National Rifleman's Union is a civilian paramilitary organization supported by the Lithuanian Government, which cooperates with the military but is not part of it; however, in a state of war, its armed formations would fall under the Armed Forcesnote 2: the Lithuanian Police and State Border Guard Service are under the Ministry of Interior; in wartime, the State Border Guard Service becomes part of the armed forcesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services (2025); note: note 1: in 2015, Lithuania reinstated conscription after having converted to a professional military in 2008; it conscripts up to 4,000 men each year; conscripts are selected using an automated lottery systemnote 2: as of 2020, women comprised about 12% of the military's full-time personnelCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	51,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	3.12 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	2,630,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]