Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	4.15 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	38,000,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	189,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	1,450,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	116,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Polish Armed Forces (Polskie Siły Zbrojne): Land Forces (Wojska Ladowe), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna), Air Force (Sily Powietrzne), Special Forces (Wojska Specjalne), Territorial Defense Forces (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej), Cyberspace Defense Forces (Wojska Obrony Cyberprzestrzeni)Ministry of Interior and Administration: Polish National Police (Policja); Border Guard (Straż Graniczna or SG) (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; professional soldiers serve on a permanent basis (for an unspecified period of time) or on a contract basis (for a specified period of time); initial contract period is 24 months (2025); note: note 1: as of 2024, women made up about 16.5% of the military's full-time personnelnote 2: in 2022, Poland announced a new 12-month voluntary military service program with recruits going through a one-month basic training period with a military unit, followed by 11 months of specialized training; upon completion of service, the volunteers would be allowed to join the Territorial Defense Forces or the active reserve, and have priority to join the professional army and be given preference for employment in the public sector; the program is part of an effort to increase the size of the Polish militaryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	1,450,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	116,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	4.15 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	38,000,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]