North Macedonia

Europe & Central Asia · Skopje

Rank #122 of 173

27.6Strength score

Photos

U S Army and Army of the Republic of North Macedonia Soldiers Earn Their Spurs (6659148) — U S Army and Army of the Republic of North Macedonia Soldiers Earn Their Spurs (6659148)U.S. Army photo by Spc. Catherine Bravo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Brodovi na ELAN — Brodovi na ELANAnonymousUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Macedonian Air Force bell-206 jetranger rain — Macedonian Air Force bell-206 jetranger rainDcvetic · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance72
Air power—
Manpower65
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $375M #118
Budget as % of GDP: 1.97% #75
Spending per person: $206 #65
GDP: $19.1B #135
Population: 1,820,909 #149

Manpower

Active personnel: 16,000 (World Bank figure) #115
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 16,000 #116

Land forces

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

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

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

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

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

Source

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