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Previous reports: 2024 | 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No Has never existed. Could be imposed in emergency under Article 54 of the 1954 Defence Act.
Conscientious objection first recognised No provision ever made, but has co-sponsored CO resolutions in the UN Human Rights Council.
CO release of professional soldiers – “Discharge by purchase” possible, but not during state of emergency.
Minimum recruitment age 18
Military expenditure1
$ (% change from 2024) Per capita % of GDP
1,551m (+9.8%) $272 0.2%

  1. Military expenditure figures are estimates published by SIPRI (The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) in April 2026.↩︎