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Taiwan

East Asia & Pacific · Taipei

Rank #48 of 173

50.7Strength score

Photos

Takasago Volunteer Corps
Takasago Volunteer CorpsUnknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Yat Sen trying to refloat her
Yat Sen trying to refloat herUnknown authorUnknown author · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Taiwan Air Force (3701) Boeing 737-8AR(WL)
Taiwan Air Force (3701) Boeing 737-8AR(WL)ltdccba · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

  • Finance—
  • Air power70
  • Manpower93
  • Land forces82
  • Naval power70
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
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Budget as % of GDP
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Spending per person
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GDP
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Population
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Manpower

Active personnel
170,600 #32
Reserve personnel
1,657,000 #3
Paramilitary
11,800 #35
Total personnel
1,839,400 #8

Land forces

Tanks
1,018 #17
Armoured vehicles
2,723 #7
Self-propelled artillery
295 #16
Towed artillery
1,233 #9
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
111 #20

Air power

Total aircraft
730 #14
Fighter jets
321 #9
Attack aircraft & bombers
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Transport aircraft
26 #33
Helicopters
239 #20
Attack helicopters
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Naval power

Total naval vessels
37 #37
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
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Submarines
4 #29
Destroyers
4 #9
Frigates
21 #2
Corvettes
8 #12
Patrol vessels
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Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Taiwan uses (62)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage 2000Dassault Mirage 2000Fighter aircraft MQ-9 ReaperMQ-9 ReaperReconnaissance aircraft Lockheed F-104 StarfighterLockheed F-104 StarfighterFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles Lockheed P-3 OrionLockheed P-3 OrionMaritime patrol aircraft Browning Hi-PowerBrowning Hi-PowerPistols Polikarpov I-16Polikarpov I-16Fighter aircraft Grumman E-2 HawkeyeGrumman E-2 HawkeyeReconnaissance aircraft F-CK-1 Ching-kuoF-CK-1 Ching-kuoFighter aircraft McDonnell F-101 VoodooMcDonnell F-101 VoodooFighter aircraft CR.32CR.32Fighter aircraft

Weapons made in Taiwan (39)

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F-CK-1 Ching-kuoF-CK-1 Ching-kuoFighter aircraft CM-32CM-32Infantry fighting vehicles Hsiung Feng IIIHsiung Feng IIIAnti-ship missiles T65 assault rifleT65 assault rifleAssault rifles Sky Sword IISky Sword IIAir-to-air missiles Sky BowSky BowSurface-to-air missiles Tuo Chiang-class corvetteTuo Chiang-class corvetteCorvettes T86 assault rifleT86 assault rifleAssault rifles T91 assault rifleT91 assault rifleAssault rifles Hsiung Feng IHsiung Feng IAnti-ship missiles Hsiung Feng IIHsiung Feng IIAnti-ship missiles T93 sniper rifleT93 sniper rifleSniper rifles

Others in the region

  1. 3China93.9 VS
  2. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.4 VS
  3. 7Korea, Rep.77.9 VS
  4. 11Japan73.7 VS
  5. 17Viet Nam69.4 VS
  6. 22Thailand67.5 VS
  7. 23Indonesia67.4 VS
  8. 25Myanmar66.4 VS

Source

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

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