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Previous reports: 2024 | 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No Suspended 2007
Conscientious objection first recognised 2001 Defence Act, Article 8.
CO release of professional soldiers – No specific provisions.
Minimum recruitment age 18
Military expenditure1
$ (% change from 2024) Per capita % of GDP
375m (+15.6%) $206 2.0%

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