Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.893 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	16,700,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	341,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	46,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2019]
Military & security forces	the Mexican Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de México) are divided between the Secretariat of National Defense and the Secretariat of the Navy:Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, SEDENA): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM), National Guard (Guardia Nacional); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, SEMAR): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM), includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM))Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection/SEDENA: National Guard (2025); note: the National Guard was formed in 2019 of personnel from the former Federal Police (disbanded in December 2019) and military police units of the Army and NavyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age (16 with parental consent) for voluntary service for men and women; men at age 18 subject to lottery-based 12-month compulsory military service  (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	46,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2019]
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.893 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	16,700,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]