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Military and Security Forces

Belgian Armed Forces (Defensie or La DÃ©fense): Land Component, Marine (Naval) Component, Air Component, Medical Component (2023)

Military Service Age and Obligation

0: 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 1995 (2023)

Note 1: in 2023, women comprised nearly 11% of the military's full-time personnel

Note 2: foreign nationals 18-34 years of age who speak Dutch or French and are citizens of EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland may apply to join the military

Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths

approximately 25,000 active-duty personnel (10,000 Land Component; 1,500 Marine Component; 5,000 Air Force Component; 1,500 Medical Component; 7,000 other, including joint staff, support, and training schools) (2023)

Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions

the armed forces have a mix of weapons systems from European countries, Israel, and the US; Belgium has an export-focused defense industry that focuses on components and subcontracting (2023)

Military Deployments

125 France (EuroCorps); 325 Eastern Europe (NATO); 100 Middle East; 325 Niger (2023)

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Military Expenditures

1.13% of GDP (2023 est.)1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)1.1% of GDP (2021)1% of GDP (2020)0.9% of GDP (2019)