| Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security: the Panama National Police (La Policía Nacional de Panamá, PNP), National Air-Naval Service (Servicio Nacional Aeronaval, SENAN), National Border Service (Servicio Nacional de Fronteras, SENAFRONT) (2021) note: on 10 February 1990, the government of then President Guillermo ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the creation of a standing military force but allowing the temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of "external aggression" |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 1.2% of GDP (2017) 1.3% of GDP (2016) 1.2% of GDP (2015) 1.3% of GDP (2014) 1.4% of GDP (2013) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 20,000 National Police; 4,000 National Border Service; 3,000 National Air-Naval Service (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | Panama's security forces are lightly armed; Canada, Italy and the US have provided equipment to the security forces since 2010 (2020) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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