the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro are a joint force with land, air, and naval elements (2020)
General Staff, Land Forces Command, Navy Force Command (includes Coast Guard), Air Forces Command, Support Command, Training and Doctrination Command (2021)
Military service age and obligation
18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006 (2019)
19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age in case of general/partial compulsory mobilization; conscription abolished 2010 (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP
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)
1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)
1.31% of GDP (2019)
1.16% of GDP (2018)
1.11% of GDP (2017)
1.1% of GDP (2016)
Military - note
Montenegro officially became a member of NATO in 2017
Albania officially became a member of NATO in 2009
Military and security service personnel strengths
the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro have approximately 2,000 total active duty troops (2020)
information varies; approximately 8,000 total active duty personnel (6,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2020)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
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)
the Albanian military was previously equipped with mostly Soviet-era weapons that were sold or destroyed; its inventory now includes a mix of mostly donated and second-hand European and US equipment; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of equipment from France, Germany, and the US (2020)
