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Military and Security Forces

Land Forces, Air Force, NavyGeneral Directorate National Police (GDNP), General Directorate Border Police (GDBP), General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC), Fire Safety and Civil Protection General Directorate, Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (SOBT) (2023)the GDMP includes the Gendarmerie, a special police force with military status deployed to secure important facilities, buildings and infrastructure, to respond to riots, and to counter militant threats

Military Service Age and Obligation

0: 18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in 2007; service obligation 6-9 months (2023)

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 30,000 active-duty personnel (19,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force) (2023)

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 (2023)

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Military Expenditures

1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)1.6% of GDP (2021)1.6% of GDP (2020)3.1% of GDP (2019)