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Mexico

Latin America & Caribbean · Mexico City

Rank #36 of 173

60.4Strength score

Photos

Soldiers' Monument in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017
Soldiers' Monument in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2017Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Indian Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) operations for crew of Mexican Navy Ship Cuauhtemoc
Indian Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) operations for crew of Mexican Navy Ship CuauhtemocIndian Navy · GODL-India · Wikimedia Commons
Convair CV-580, Mexico - Air Force JP6058857
Convair CV-580, Mexico - Air Force JP6058857André Du-pont (Mexico Air Spotters) · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance85
  • Air power51
  • Manpower86
  • Land forces50
  • Naval power58
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$13.6B #31
Budget as % of GDP
0.74% #143
Spending per person
$103 #78
GDP
$1.83T #14
Population
131,946,900 #11

Manpower

Active personnel
301,000 #18
Reserve personnel
81,500 #22
Paramilitary
136,900 #16
Total personnel
519,400 #18

Land forces

Tanks
0
Armoured vehicles
507 #27
Self-propelled artillery
0
Towed artillery
—
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
0

Air power

Total aircraft
466 #27
Fighter jets
7 #48
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
48 #22
Helicopters
170 #27
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
130 #13
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
—
Submarines
0
Destroyers
—
Frigates
1 #38
Corvettes
3 #26
Patrol vessels
126 #10

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Mexico uses (25)

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MQ-9 ReaperMQ-9 ReaperReconnaissance aircraft Grumman E-2 HawkeyeGrumman E-2 HawkeyeReconnaissance aircraft Lockheed T-33 Shooting StarLockheed T-33 Shooting StarFighter aircraft Embraer R-99Embraer R-99Reconnaissance aircraft CB90-class fast assault craftCB90-class fast assault craftFast attack craft Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boatSa'ar 4.5-class missile boatFast attack craft FX05 XiuhcoatlFX05 XiuhcoatlSniper rifles Defender-class patrol vesselDefender-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels ARM HuracánARM HuracánFast attack craft Sierra-class corvetteSierra-class corvetteCorvettes Durango-class patrol vesselDurango-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels ARM TormentaARM TormentaFast attack craft

Weapons made in Mexico (13)

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FX05 XiuhcoatlFX05 XiuhcoatlSniper rifles Obregón pistolObregón pistolPistols Sierra-class corvetteSierra-class corvetteCorvettes Mendoza C-1934Mendoza C-1934Machine guns Oaxaca-class patrol vesselOaxaca-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels ARM Benito JuarezARM Benito JuarezPatrol vessels Mendoza RM2Mendoza RM2Machine guns Reformador-class frigateReformador-class frigatePatrol vessels Holzinger-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Mendoza HM-3Submachine guns Azteca-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Zaragoza CorlaPistols

Others in the region

  1. 21Brazil67.6 VS
  2. 33Colombia62.2 VS
  3. 34Chile62.2 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 via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗