Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.718 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	6,720,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	20,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	33,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports	33,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Swiss Armed Forces (aka Swiss Army or Schweizer Armee); Army (aka Land Forces), Swiss Air Force (2025); note: the federal police maintain internal security and report to the Federal Department of Justice and PoliceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	every Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, followed by six three-week recalls for refresher training over the following nine years; the system offers opportunities for conscripts to train as non-commissioned and commissioned officers in the militia with longer service commitments (2026); note: alternative civilian service is up to 370 days or 1.5x as many days as military serviceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	33,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports (USD)	33,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.718 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	6,720,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]