Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	1.08 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	5,520,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	455,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	73,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	5,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF): Royal Thai Army (RTA), Royal Thai Navy (RTN; includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)Office of the Prime Minister: Royal Thai Police (2025); note: official paramilitary forces in Thailand include the Thai Rangers (Thahan Phran or "Hunter Soldiers") under the Army; the Paramilitary Marines under the Navy; the Border Patrol Police (BPP) under the Royal Thai Police; the Volunteer Defense Corps (VDC or O So) and National Defense Volunteers (NDV), both under the Ministry of Interior; there are also several government-backed volunteer militias created to provide village security against insurgents in the Deep South or to assist government security forcesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; all men register at 17 years of age and are subject to selective compulsory military service at 21; volunteer service obligation may be as short as 6-18 months, depending on educational qualifications; conscript service obligation also varies by educational qualifications, but is typically 24 months (2025); note: serving in the armed forces is a national duty of all Thai citizens; conscription was introduced in 1905; it includes women, however, only men over the age of 21 who have not gone through reserve training are conscripted; conscripts are chosen by lottery (on draft day, eligible draftees can request volunteer service, or they may choose to stay for the conscription lottery)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	73,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	5,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	1.08 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	5,520,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]