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Argentina

Latin America & Caribbean · Buenos Aires

Rank #42 of 173

58.4Strength score

Photos

Argentina soldiers. Zogist salutes
Argentina soldiers. Zogist salutesUnknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
US Navy 110504-N-ZI300-376 The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907), Brazlian navy ship BNS Bosisio (F 48) and Argentinian navy ship A
US Navy 110504-N-ZI300-376 The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907), Brazlian navy ship BNS Bosisio (F 48) and Argentinian navy ship AU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steve Smith · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Argentina Air Force Israel Aircraft Industries Finger A Lofting-2
Argentina Air Force Israel Aircraft Industries Finger A Lofting-2Chris Lofting · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance80
  • Air power46
  • Manpower77
  • Land forces67
  • Naval power51
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$3.9B #53
Budget as % of GDP
0.56% #151
Spending per person
$85 #85
GDP
$683.1B #24
Population
45,851,378 #35

Manpower

Active personnel
83,000 #53
Reserve personnel
0
Paramilitary
31,250 #28
Total personnel
114,250 #55

Land forces

Tanks
250 #32
Armoured vehicles
799 #22
Self-propelled artillery
58 #32
Towed artillery
172 #29
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
25 #33

Air power

Total aircraft
251 #35
Fighter jets
12 #44
Attack aircraft & bombers
0
Transport aircraft
29 #31
Helicopters
107 #33
Attack helicopters
0

Naval power

Total naval vessels
22 #43
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
0
Destroyers
3 #10
Frigates
0
Corvettes
5 #21
Patrol vessels
14 #37

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Others in the region

  1. 21Brazil67.6 VS
  2. 33Colombia62.2 VS
  3. 34Chile62.2 VS
  4. 36Mexico60.4 VS
  5. 52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
  6. 54Peru31.7 VS
  7. 71Ecuador30.4 VS
  8. 78Dominican Republic30.0 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗