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Argentina

Latin America & Caribbean · Buenos Aires

Rank #42 of 173

58.4Strength score

Photos

Argentina soldiers. Zogist salutes
Argentina soldiers. Zogist salutesUnknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
US Navy 110504-N-ZI300-376 The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907), Brazlian navy ship BNS Bosisio (F 48) and Argentinian navy ship A
US Navy 110504-N-ZI300-376 The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907), Brazlian navy ship BNS Bosisio (F 48) and Argentinian navy ship AU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steve Smith · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Argentina Air Force Israel Aircraft Industries Finger A Lofting-2
Argentina Air Force Israel Aircraft Industries Finger A Lofting-2Chris Lofting · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance80
  • Air power46
  • Manpower77
  • Land forces67
  • Naval power51
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$3.9B #53
Budget as % of GDP
0.56% #151
Spending per person
$85 #85
GDP
$683.1B #24
Population
45,851,378 #35

Manpower

Active personnel
83,000 #53
Reserve personnel
0
Paramilitary
31,250 #28
Total personnel
114,250 #55

Land forces

Tanks
250 #32
Armoured vehicles
799 #22
Self-propelled artillery
58 #32
Towed artillery
172 #29
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
25 #33

Air power

Total aircraft
251 #35
Fighter jets
12 #44
Attack aircraft & bombers
0
Transport aircraft
29 #31
Helicopters
107 #33
Attack helicopters
0

Naval power

Total naval vessels
22 #43
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
0
Destroyers
3 #10
Frigates
0
Corvettes
5 #21
Patrol vessels
14 #37

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Argentina uses (66)

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Vought F4U CorsairVought F4U CorsairFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft Lockheed P-3 OrionLockheed P-3 OrionMaritime patrol aircraft English Electric CanberraEnglish Electric CanberraBombers Curtiss P-36 HawkCurtiss P-36 HawkFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage 5Dassault Mirage 5Fighter aircraft Grumman F9F PantherGrumman F9F PantherFighter aircraft Grumman S-2 TrackerGrumman S-2 TrackerMaritime patrol aircraft Grumman F9F CougarGrumman F9F CougarFighter aircraft NesherNesherFighter aircraft Junkers Ju 52/3mJunkers Ju 52/3mBombers RolandRolandSurface-to-air missiles

Weapons made in Argentina (29)

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TAMTAMOther tanks FMA IAe 33 Pulqui IIFMA IAe 33 Pulqui IIFighter aircraft FARA 83FARA 83Assault rifles FMK-3 submachine gunFMK-3 submachine gunSubmachine guns Ballester-MolinaBallester-MolinaPistols Espora-class corvetteEspora-class corvetteCorvettes I.Ae. 30 ÑancúI.Ae. 30 ÑancúFighter aircraft Halcón M-1943Halcón M-1943Submachine guns Bersa Thunder 9Bersa Thunder 9Pistols Bersa Thunder 380Bersa Thunder 380Pistols Fittipaldi machine gunFittipaldi machine gunMachine guns Drummond-class corvetteDrummond-class corvetteCorvettes

Others in the region

  1. 21Brazil67.6 VS
  2. 33Colombia62.2 VS
  3. 34Chile62.2 VS
  4. 36Mexico60.4 VS
  5. 52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
  6. 54Peru31.7 VS
  7. 71Ecuador30.4 VS
  8. 78Dominican Republic30.0 VS

Source

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

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗