Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.24 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	436,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	10,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	15,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1973]
Military & security forces	Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger GendarmerieMinistry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization: Niger National Guard, National Police (2025); note: note 1: the Niger Gendarmerie (GN) and the Niger National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildingsnote 2: the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance under the National Police is charged with border managementCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	15,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports (USD)	0 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1973]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.24 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	436,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]