Cyprus

Europe & Central Asia · Nicosia

Rank #112 of 173

27.9Strength score

Photos

U S Army aviation brigade and paratroopers train on Cyprus (6169348) — U S Army aviation brigade and paratroopers train on Cyprus (6169348)U.S. Army 12CAB by Maj. Robert Fellingham · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) Conducts an International Maneuvering Exercise with the Cypriot Navy During Departure from Limassol, Cyprus (8828067) — USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) Conducts an International Maneuvering Exercise with the Cypriot Navy During Departure from Limassol, Cyprus (8828067)U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

01 United States Air Force, Dornier Do-328-110, Larnaca, Cyprus — 01 United States Air Force, Dornier Do-328-110, Larnaca, CyprusMarek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo gallery · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance74
Air power—
Manpower63
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $663M #97
Budget as % of GDP: 1.61% #92
Spending per person: $484 #47
GDP: $41.2B #102
Population: 1,370,754 #153

Manpower

Active personnel: 13,000 (World Bank figure) #122
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 13,000 #122

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

2Russian Federation95.0 VS
8France77.2 VS
10United Kingdom74.7 VS
12Turkiye73.3 VS
18Greece68.9 VS
19Germany68.2 VS
20Italy67.8 VS
24Spain67.0 VS

Source

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