Brazil

Latin America & Caribbean · Brasilia

Rank #21 of 173

67.6Strength score

Photos

(1965) Brazilian soldiers in the Dominican Republic — (1965) Brazilian soldiers in the Dominican RepublicU.S. Information Agency, NARA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

NHi Vital de Oliveira — NHi Vital de OliveiraBrazillian Navy (foto:MB - Marinha do Brasil) · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons

Boeing KC-137 (707-300C), Brazil - Air Force AN0213069 — Boeing KC-137 (707-300C), Brazil - Air Force AN0213069JetPix · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

Finance87
Air power64
Manpower88
Land forces71
Naval power62
Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget: $23.9B #21
Budget as % of GDP: 1.05% #120
Spending per person: $113 #77
GDP: $2.28T #11
Population: 212,812,405 #7

Manpower

Active personnel: 374,500 #14
Reserve personnel: 124,600 #21
Paramilitary: 395,000 #6
Total personnel: 894,100 #15

Land forces

Tanks: 292 #28
Armoured vehicles: 1,217 #16
Self-propelled artillery: 109 #25
Towed artillery: 412 #23
Rocket launchers (MLRS): 38 #28

Air power

Total aircraft: 558 #21
Fighter jets: 146 #19
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: 126 #5
Helicopters: 196 #25
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: 42 #35
Aircraft carriers: 0
Helicopter carriers: 1 #10
Submarines: 5 #22
Destroyers: 0
Frigates: 7 #21
Corvettes: 1 #31
Patrol vessels: 28 #28

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: 0

Compare with…

Others in the region

33Colombia62.2 VS
34Chile62.2 VS
36Mexico60.4 VS
42Argentina58.4 VS
52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
54Peru31.7 VS
71Ecuador30.4 VS
78Dominican Republic30.0 VS

Source

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

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗