World Military Power
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New Zealand

East Asia & Pacific · Wellington

Rank #96 of 173

29.0Strength score

Photos

Six Chinese and three New Zealand soldiers the day after the ceasefire
Six Chinese and three New Zealand soldiers the day after the ceasefireHorgan, Bruce Grattan · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Royal New Zealand Navy ship rescues sailor during RIMPAC 2026 (9834149)
Royal New Zealand Navy ship rescues sailor during RIMPAC 2026 (9834149)U.S. Navy COM-US3rdFleet by OR-8 Helen Frank · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
North American AT-6C Harvard IIA, New Zealand - Air Force AN1041907
North American AT-6C Harvard IIA, New Zealand - Air Force AN1041907Chris Finney · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

  • Finance79
  • Air power—
  • Manpower62
  • Land forces—
  • Naval power—
  • Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget
$2.9B #58
Budget as % of GDP
1.10% #116
Spending per person
$536 #42
GDP
$264.1B #52
Population
5,324,700 #123

Manpower

Active personnel
10,000 (World Bank figure) #135
Reserve personnel
—
Paramilitary
—
Total personnel
10,000 #135

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
—
Transport aircraft
—
Helicopters
—
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

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

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
—

Weapons New Zealand uses (26)

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North American P-51 MustangNorth American P-51 MustangFighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft Vought F4U CorsairVought F4U CorsairFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles Lockheed P-3 OrionLockheed P-3 OrionMaritime patrol aircraft Common Anti-Air Modular MissileCommon Anti-Air Modular MissileSurface-to-air missiles Airco DH.9Airco DH.9Bombers Lockheed VenturaLockheed VenturaBombers Vickers VildebeestVickers VildebeestBombers Flower-class corvetteFlower-class corvetteCorvettes HMNZS ArbutusHMNZS ArbutusCorvettes HMNZS ArabisHMNZS ArabisCorvettes

Weapons made in New Zealand (3)

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Bob Semple tankBob Semple tankOther tanks HMNZS RotoitiHMNZS RotoitiPatrol vessels HMNZS PukakiHMNZS PukakiPatrol vessels

Others in the region

  1. 3China93.9 VS
  2. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.4 VS
  3. 7Korea, Rep.77.9 VS
  4. 11Japan73.7 VS
  5. 17Viet Nam69.4 VS
  6. 22Thailand67.5 VS
  7. 23Indonesia67.4 VS
  8. 25Myanmar66.4 VS

Source

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