| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Military expenditure (% GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Military expenditure | No authoritative open source found |
| Armed forces personnel | No authoritative open source found |
| Arms imports | No authoritative open source found |
| Arms exports | No authoritative open source found |
| Military & security forces | Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Information Communication and Electronic Force (ICEF)Ocean Affairs Council: Coast Guard Administration (CGA)Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025); note: the CGA is a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartimeCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Military service age & obligation | men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 12 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; women can volunteer (2025); note: in January 2024, Taiwan extended compulsory service from 4 to 12 months for men born in 2005 and thereafterCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Arms imports (USD) | No authoritative open source found |
| Arms exports (USD) | No authoritative open source found |
| Military spending (% of GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Military spending (USD) | No authoritative open source found |
Defense
Taiwan
Section metadata
Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage2/11
LicenseCC-BY
Datasets on this page
- CIA World Factbookcia_factbookEdition: 2025
About this data
Taiwan's defense on Databook compiles 2 indicators from 1 open datasets including CIA World Factbook. Key figures include military & security forces (Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Information Communication and Electronic Force (ICEF)Ocean Affairs Council: Coast Guard Administration (CGA)Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025); note: the CGA is a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartime), military service age & obligation (men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 12 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; women can volunteer (2025); note: in January 2024, Taiwan extended compulsory service from 4 to 12 months for men born in 2005 and thereafter). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.