Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	1.53 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	4,640,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	52,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	61,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	18,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Portuguese Armed Forces (Forças Armadas Portuguesa): Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps, aka Corpo de Fuzileiros or Corps of Fusiliers), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP)Ministry of Internal Administration: Public Security Police (Polícia de Segurança Pública, PSP) , National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana, GNR) (2025); note: the PSP has jurisdiction in cities while the GNR has jurisdiction in rural areas; the GNR is a national gendarmerie force comprised of military personnel with law enforcement, internal security, civil defense, disaster response, and coast guard duties; it is responsible to both the Ministry of Internal Administration and to the Ministry of National Defense; it is not part of the Armed Forces, but may be placed under its operational command in the event of a national emergencyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-30 years of age for voluntary or contract military service for men and women (upper age limit varies by military branch, position, role); no compulsory military service (abolished 2004) but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; contract service lasts for an initial period of 2-6 years, and can be extended to a maximum of 20 years of service; initial voluntary military service lasts 12 months; reserve obligation to age 35 (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	61,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	18,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	1.53 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	4,640,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]