Bolivia Military Profile 2006

Military branches

Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2006)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for voluntary military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; one estimate holds that 40% of the armed forces are under the age of 18, with 50% of those under the age of 16; conscript tour of duty - 12 months (2002)

Manpower available for military service

males age 18-49: 1,923,234
females age 18-49: 2,007,315 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 18-49: 1,311,414
females age 18-49: 1,502,177 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually

males age 18-49: 101,101
females age 18-49: 98,671 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure

$130 million (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

1.4% (2005 est.)