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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Montenegro

Military

Bosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegro
Military branchesArmed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Oruzanih Snaga Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH): Operations Command (includes Army, Air, and Air Defense units), Support Command (2021)the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro are a joint force with land, air, and naval elements (2020)
Military service age and obligation18 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory retirement at age 35 or after 15 years of service for E-1 through E-4, mandatory retirement at age 50 and 30 years of service for E-5 through E-9, mandatory retirement at age 55 and 30 years of service for all officers; conscription abolished in 2005 (2019)18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006 (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP0.9% of GDP (2019)

0.9% of GDP (2018)

0.9% of GDP (2017)

0.9% of GDP (2016)

1% of GDP (2015)
1.72% of GDP (2020 est.)

1.33% of GDP (2019)

1.37% of GDP (2018)

1.34% of GDP (2017)

1.42% of GDP (2016)
Military and security service personnel strengthsthe Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina have approximately 9,000 active duty personnel (2021)the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro have approximately 2,000 total active duty troops (2020)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitionsthe inventory for the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina includes mainly Soviet-era weapons systems with a small and varied mix of older European and US equipment (2021)the inventory of the Armed Forces of Montenegro is small and consists mostly of equipment inherited from the former Yugoslavia military, with a limited mix of other imported systems; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Austria, Turkey, and the US (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook