| Military branches | People's Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force; National Gendarmerie (operates under the Ministry of Defense); Ministry of Public Security: National Police (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | Madagascar has an all-volunteer military; 18-25 years of age for males; service obligation 18 months; women are permitted to serve in all branches (2021) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 0.6% of GDP (2019) 0.6% of GDP (2018) 0.6% of GDP (2017) 0.6% of GDP (2016) 0.6% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Peoples Armed Forces (PAF) have approximately 13,000 personnel (12,000 Army; 500 Navy; 500 Air Force); est. 10,000 Gendarmerie (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the PAF's inventory consists mostly of ageing Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of second-hand equipment from France, South Africa, and UAE (2020) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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