| 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] |