Peru

Latin America & Caribbean · Lima

Rank #54 of 173

31.7Strength score

Photos

U S Army, Marine Civil Affairs boost education in Peru during RS24 (8460156) — U S Army, Marine Civil Affairs boost education in Peru during RS24 (8460156)U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco Gomez · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

US Navy 070809-N-8704K-140 Jose Murgia, president of Peru's La Libertad region, meets with a patient aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) — US Navy 070809-N-8704K-140 Jose Murgia, president of Peru's La Libertad region, meets with a patient aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Karsten · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Boeing 737-528, Peru - Air Force JP7309341 — Boeing 737-528, Peru - Air Force JP7309341Peter Bakema · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance79
Air power—
Manpower80
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $2.6B #61
Budget as % of GDP: 0.81% #137
Spending per person: $75 #91
GDP: $334.9B #46
Population: 34,576,665 #48

Manpower

Active personnel: 158,000 (World Bank figure) #38
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 158,000 #47

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

21Brazil67.6 VS
33Colombia62.2 VS
34Chile62.2 VS
36Mexico60.4 VS
42Argentina58.4 VS
52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
71Ecuador30.4 VS
78Dominican Republic30.0 VS

Source

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