Military
Category : Zambia
Armed forces growth 33 [44th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 22,000 [91st of 166]
Arms exports > constant 1990 US$ 2,000,000 constant 1990 US$ [34th of 45]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ [92nd of 100]
Branches
Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Zambian Army, Zambian Air Force, National Service
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 23 FEB 2006  
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 03 DEC 1996  
Conscription
No conscription.
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 5.65 % [44th of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 0.58 % [136th of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 58000000000  
Expenditures 1.8 % of GDP [41st of 87]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $106,800,000.00 [47th of 111]
    Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP) $19.69 per 1,000 $ of GDP [34th of 111]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 2.9% [28th of 154]
Manpower > Availability > Females 2,567,433 [67th of 162]
Manpower > Availability > Males 2,678,668 [73rd of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 2,418,780 [79th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 2,477,494 [80th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 1,218,114 [95th of 162]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 1,329,343 [95th of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 1,310,814 [88th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 1,279,850 [88th of 174]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 146,771 [62nd of 226]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 147,358 [63rd of 226]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 2,159,688 [51st of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 2,219,739 [57th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 953,328 [65th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 1,043,702 [67th of 161]
personnel 16,000 [110th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 0.32 % [139th of 168]
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription
US military exports $130.00 thousand [89th of 109]
Weapon holdings 247,000 [97th of 137]