| Military branches | Kyrgyz Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; State Border Service; Internal Troops (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary male military service in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 1-year service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 1.5% of GDP (2019) 1.6% of GDP (2018) 1.6% of GDP (2017) 1.7% of GDP (2016) 1.8% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Kyrgyz Armed Forces have approximately 12,000 active duty troops (8,500 Land Forces; 2,500 Air Force/Air Defense; 1,000 National Guard) (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Kyrgyz Armed Forces' inventory is comprised of older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; Kyrgyzstan relies on donations of military equipment, which come mostly from Russia under a 2013 agreement between Bishkek and Moscow (2020) |
| Military deployments | contributes forces to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
