Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	1.85 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	246,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	17,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2022]
Arms exports	No authoritative open source found
Military & security forces	Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan: Ground Forces, Mobile Forces, Air and Air Defense ForcesTajik National Guard (TNG); Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops of Tajikistan; State Committee on National Security: Border Troops (aka Tajik Border Service) (2025); note: note 1: the Mobile Forces are the airborne, air assault, mountain, and rapid reaction troops of the Armed Forcesnote 2: the Tajik National Guard, formerly the Presidential Guard, is a paramilitary force under direct authority of the President; it is tasked with ensuring public safety and security, similar to the tasks of the Internal Troops; it also has ceremonial dutiesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-27 years of age for compulsory (men only) or voluntary (men and women) military service; up to a 24-month service obligation for conscripts based on education level (2025); note: note 1: in addition to the Armed Forces, conscripts are assigned to Tajikistan's other security agencies note 2: those called up to perform military service can participate in just one month of military training instead of fulfilling the full service obligation for a fee of about the equivalent of $2,200 USDCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2022]
Arms exports (USD)	No authoritative open source found
Military spending (% of GDP)	1.85 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	246,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]