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Colombia

Latin America & Caribbean · Bogota

Rank #33 of 173

62.2Strength score

Photos

Army Advisors in Colombia (8280714)
Army Advisors in Colombia (8280714)U.S. Army 1sfab by Maj. Jason Elmore · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
MS Colombia (1934)
MS Colombia (1934)Willem van de Poll · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Colombian Air Force Sikorsky UH-60L Arpía III (S-70A-41) Ramírez-1
Colombian Air Force Sikorsky UH-60L Arpía III (S-70A-41) Ramírez-1Andrés Ramírez · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance85
  • Air power56
  • Manpower85
  • Land forces44
  • Naval power69
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$14.5B #30
Budget as % of GDP
3.20% #29
Spending per person
$271 #55
GDP
$457.4B #36
Population
53,425,635 #28

Manpower

Active personnel
285,000 #19
Reserve personnel
34,950 #29
Paramilitary
165,050 #13
Total personnel
485,000 #20

Land forces

Tanks
0
Armoured vehicles
108 #33
Self-propelled artillery
6 #43
Towed artillery
110 #35
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
0

Air power

Total aircraft
428 #28
Fighter jets
19 #43
Attack aircraft & bombers
24 #14
Transport aircraft
84 #9
Helicopters
253 #18
Attack helicopters
0

Naval power

Total naval vessels
254 #5
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
4 #25
Destroyers
0
Frigates
4 #30
Corvettes
2 #28
Patrol vessels
244 #3

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Colombia uses (13)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft Lockheed F-80 Shooting StarLockheed F-80 Shooting StarFighter aircraft Lockheed T-33 Shooting StarLockheed T-33 Shooting StarFighter aircraft Junkers Ju 52/3mJunkers Ju 52/3mBombers OPV-80-class offshore patrol vesselsOPV-80-class offshore patrol vesselsPatrol vessels Defender-class patrol vesselDefender-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Lazaga-class patrol vesselLazaga-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels ARC 20 de JulioARC 20 de JulioPatrol vessels ARC 7 de AgostoARC 7 de AgostoPatrol vessels ARC VictoriaARC VictoriaPatrol vessels 24 de JulioPatrol vessels

Weapons made in Colombia (2)

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INDUMIL CórdovaINDUMIL CórdovaPistols Galil CórdovaGalil CórdovaAssault rifles

Others in the region

  1. 21Brazil67.6 VS
  2. 34Chile62.2 VS
  3. 36Mexico60.4 VS
  4. 42Argentina58.4 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 · ↗