World Military Power
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Belgium

Europe & Central Asia · Brussels

Rank #58 of 173

31.3Strength score

Photos

Belgian Army soldiers - 16635282543
Belgian Army soldiers - 166352825437th Army Training Command · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
P902 Pollux (ship, 2015) of the Belgian Navy at Rescue Zeeland
P902 Pollux (ship, 2015) of the Belgian Navy at Rescue ZeelandItsNyoty · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Embraer ERJ-145LR, CE-03, Royal Belgium Air Force, Belgian Air Force Days 2018 pic1
Embraer ERJ-145LR, CE-03, Royal Belgium Air Force, Belgian Air Force Days 2018 pic1Alf van Beem · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

  • Finance85
  • Air power—
  • Manpower68
  • Land forces—
  • Naval power—
  • Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget
$14.5B #29
Budget as % of GDP
2.01% #73
Spending per person
$1,217 #20
GDP
$725.5B #22
Population
11,941,781 #81

Manpower

Active personnel
24,000 (World Bank figure) #97
Reserve personnel
—
Paramilitary
—
Total personnel
24,000 #99

Land forces

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

Air power

Total aircraft
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Fighter jets
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Attack aircraft & bombers
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Transport aircraft
—
Helicopters
—
Attack helicopters
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Naval power

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

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
—

Weapons Belgium uses (33)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft MQ-9 ReaperMQ-9 ReaperReconnaissance aircraft Lockheed F-104 StarfighterLockheed F-104 StarfighterFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft .303 Vickers.303 VickersMachine guns Fiat CR.42 FalcoFiat CR.42 FalcoFighter aircraft Airbus A330 MRTTAirbus A330 MRTTRefuelling tankers Lockheed T-33 Shooting StarLockheed T-33 Shooting StarFighter aircraft Nieuport 11Nieuport 11Fighter aircraft Dassault Mirage 5Dassault Mirage 5Fighter aircraft Nieuport 17Nieuport 17Fighter aircraft

Weapons made in Belgium (61)

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FALFALBattle rifles Browning Hi-PowerBrowning Hi-PowerPistols FN P90FN P90Submachine guns FN F2000FN F2000Assault rifles M249 SAWM249 SAWMachine guns FN MAGFN MAGMachine guns FN MinimiFN MinimiMachine guns FN Five-sevenFN Five-sevenPistols FN Model 1910FN Model 1910Pistols FN FNCFN FNCAssault rifles FN Model 1903FN Model 1903Pistols M240 machine gunM240 machine gunMachine guns

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 8France77.2 VS
  3. 10United Kingdom74.7 VS
  4. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  5. 18Greece68.9 VS
  6. 19Germany68.2 VS
  7. 20Italy67.8 VS
  8. 24Spain67.0 VS

Source

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