Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation: Maritime threats:
1.14% of GDP (2016)
1.13% of GDP (2015)
1.05% of GDP (2014)
1% of GDP (2013)
0.93% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 105
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Tanzania People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen
Tanzania Military 2018
SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
