Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
1.13% of GDP (2016)
1.11% of GDP (2015)
1.13% of GDP (2014)
1.12% of GDP (2013)
1.19% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF) (2013)
17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)