Military branches:

Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)

Military service age and obligation:

20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 3,536,602
females age 16-49: 3,559,188 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 3,030,664
females age 16-49: 3,037,892 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

males age 16-49: 144,821
females age 16-49: 139,091 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

2.8% (2006)