Tanzania

Sub-Saharan Africa · Dodoma

Rank #93 of 173

29.1Strength score

Photos

US, Tanzania soldiers conduct FTX demonstration during JA26 (9566746) — US, Tanzania soldiers conduct FTX demonstration during JA26 (9566746)U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

US Navy 071104-N-6535P-001 Tanzanian-flagged fishing trawlers Mavuno I and Mavuno II rendezvous with a U.S. Navy ship after being released from pirate control off the east coast of Somalia — US Navy 071104-N-6535P-001 Tanzanian-flagged fishing trawlers Mavuno I and Mavuno II rendezvous with a U.S. Navy ship after being released from pirate control off the east coast of SomaliaU.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Edward L. Pruitt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

2010-09-14 13-00-35 Tanzania - Ihale — 2010-09-14 13-00-35 Tanzania - IhaleHansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance75
Air power—
Manpower69
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $1.0B #89
Budget as % of GDP: 1.16% #114
Spending per person: $15 #142
GDP: $90.1B #82
Population: 70,545,865 #21

Manpower

Active personnel: 28,000 (World Bank figure) #91
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 28,000 #94

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…

Weapons Tanzania uses (5)

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Fighter aircraft

Type 59

Type 59Main battle tanks

Shenyang J-6

Shenyang J-6Fighter aircraft

Type 63

Type 63Light tanks

Type 025

Type 025Fast attack craft

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

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