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Military and Security Forces

Bulgarian Armed Forces: Land Forces (Army), Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Voennovazdushni Sili, VVS), Joint Special Forces; Ministry of Interior: Border Guards (2022)

Military Service Age and Obligation

0: 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in 2007; service obligation 6-9 months (2022)

Note 1: in 2021, women comprised about 17% of the Bulgarian military's full-time personnel

Note 2: in 2020, Bulgaria announced a program to allow every citizen up to the age of 40 to join the armed forces for 6 months of military service in the voluntary reserve

Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths

approximately 28,000 active duty personnel (17,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force) (2022)

Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions

the military's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years Bulgaria has procured limited amounts of more modern weapons systems from some Western countries (2022)

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Military Expenditures

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1.7% of GDP
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1.6% of GDP
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1.6% of GDP
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3.1% of GDP
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1.5% of GDP