Military expenditures: Military forces: Military service age and obligation:
1.89% of GDP
(2018)
2.09% of GDP
(2017)
2% of GDP
(2016)
1.98% of GDP
(2015)
1.8% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
55
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army (includes Special Operations Command), Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force), Royal Australian Air Force, Joint Operations Command (JOC)
(2019)
17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles
(2018)