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: —
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

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

Source

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