Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.545 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	105,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	12,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	13,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2019]
Arms exports	6,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1995]
Military & security forces	Armed Forces of Nicaragua (formal name is Army of Nicaragua or Ejercito de Nicaragua, EN): Land Force; Naval Force; Air Force (2025); note: both the military and the Nicaraguan National Police (Policía Nacional de Nicaragua or PNN) report directly to the president; Parapolice, which are non-uniformed, armed, and masked units with marginal tactical training and loose hierarchical organization, act in coordination with government security forces and report to the National Police; they have been used to suppress anti-government protestersCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-30 years of age for voluntary military service (16-20 for cadets); no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	13,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2019]
Arms exports (USD)	6,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1995]
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.545 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	105,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]