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Previous reports: 2024 | 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No

Suspended under Article 2 of Act 395/2005.

Last conscripts demobilised 2007. Could be reinstated in time of war (see details below).
Conscientious objection first recognised 1996 Act 46/1996, Art 4 “on governing preparation of the population for defence”
CO release of professional soldiers – No specific provisions (see below)
Minimum recruitment age 18
Military expenditure1
$ (% change from 2024) Per capita % of GDP
9,725m (+5.9%) $513 2.3%

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