Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.09 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	10,400,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	25,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	349,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	710,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Norwegian Armed Forces (Forsvaret or "the Defense"): Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2025); note: the Norwegian Police Service is under the Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	17 (men) or 18 (women) for voluntary military service; all Norwegian citizens 19-44 are subject to selective compulsory military service; 19-month service obligation for those selected (12 months plus 4-5 refresher training periods) (2025); note: note 1: Norway has had compulsory military service since 1907; individuals conscripted each year are selected from a larger cohort who are evaluated through online assessments and physical testsnote 2: Norway was the first NATO country to allow women to serve in all combat arms branches of the military (1985); it also has an all-female special operations unit known as Jegertroppen (The Hunter Troop), which was established in 2014CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	349,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	710,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.09 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	10,400,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]