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Iraq

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Baghdad

Rank #30 of 173

64.1Strength score

Photos

Syrian army soldiers in Iraq, 1991
Syrian army soldiers in Iraq, 1991Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
US Navy 090929-N-7088A-102 Two Iraqi navy sailors watch as the mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) approaches the Iraqi navy pier in Umm Qasr, Iraq
US Navy 090929-N-7088A-102 Two Iraqi navy sailors watch as the mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) approaches the Iraqi navy pier in Umm Qasr, IraqU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Allen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Royal Air Force C-130J Aircraft in Iraq - 2014
Royal Air Force C-130J Aircraft in Iraq - 2014Ministry of Defence · OGL v1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance82
  • Air power57
  • Manpower84
  • Land forces85
  • Naval power47
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$6.4B #41
Budget as % of GDP
2.45% #51
Spending per person
$137 #73
GDP
$254.4B #53
Population
47,020,774 #34

Manpower

Active personnel
193,000 #27
Reserve personnel
0
Paramilitary
266,000 #9
Total personnel
459,000 #22

Land forces

Tanks
1,188 #15
Armoured vehicles
3,089 #3
Self-propelled artillery
434 #12
Towed artillery
610 #17
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
572 #9

Air power

Total aircraft
389 #30
Fighter jets
34 #39
Attack aircraft & bombers
19 #18
Transport aircraft
25 #34
Helicopters
205 #23
Attack helicopters
37 #13

Naval power

Total naval vessels
59 #24
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
0
Corvettes
1 #32
Patrol vessels
58 #17

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Iraq uses (22)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft M1 AbramsM1 AbramsMain battle tanks Sukhoi Su-24Sukhoi Su-24Bombers Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Fighter aircraft Dassault Mirage F1Dassault Mirage F1Fighter aircraft Tupolev Tu-22Tupolev Tu-22Bombers Pantsir-S1Pantsir-S1Surface-to-air missiles Ilyushin Il-38Ilyushin Il-38Maritime patrol aircraft RolandRolandSurface-to-air missiles ToophanToophanAnti-tank guided missiles T-34/85T-34/85Other tanks Assad-class corvetteAssad-class corvetteCorvettes

Weapons made in Iraq (1)

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Al Quds light machine gunAl Quds light machine gunMachine guns

Others in the region

  1. 5Pakistan79.4 VS
  2. 9Israel75.3 VS
  3. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
  4. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
  5. 15Saudi Arabia70.9 VS
  6. 16Algeria69.6 VS
  7. 29United Arab Emirates64.4 VS
  8. 50Morocco32.9 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 · ↗