Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	1.43 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	24,600,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	199,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	148,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	639,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Spanish Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de España): Army (Ejército de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola; includes Marine Corps), Air and Space Force (Ejército del Aire y del Espacio), Emergency Response Unit (Unidad Militar de Emergencias); Civil Guard (Guardia Civil)Ministry of the Interior: Spanish National Police (Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, CNP) (2025); note: note 1: the Civil Guard is a military force with police duties (including coast guard) under both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior; it also responds to the needs of the Ministry of Finance; the CNP and the Civil Guard maintain internal security as well as migration and border enforcement under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior; the regional police under the authority of the Catalan and the Basque Country regional governments and municipal police throughout the country also support domestic security note 2: the Emergency Response Unit was established in 2006 as a separate branch of service for responding to natural disasters and providing disaster relief both domestically and abroad; it has personnel from all the other military servicesnote 3: the Royal Guard is an independent joint-service regiment of the military dedicated to the protection of the King and members of the royal familyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (upper age limits depend on branch of service, roles, specialties, etc); 24-36 month initial obligation; no conscription, but the Spanish Government retains the right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; 18-58 for the voluntary reserves (2026); note: note 1: as of 2024, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel; they serve in all branches, including combat armsnote 2: the military recruits foreign nationals with residency in Spain from countries of its former empire, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and VenezuelaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	148,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	639,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	1.43 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	24,600,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]