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Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Islamabad

Rank #5 of 173

79.4Strength score

Photos

Pakistani Soldiers in a captured Indian army jeep
Pakistani Soldiers in a captured Indian army jeepPakistan Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Pakistan Navy Special Service Group member silhouetted aboard Pakistan Navy Ship PNS Babur
Pakistan Navy Special Service Group member silhouetted aboard Pakistan Navy Ship PNS BaburMass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Zeltakalns · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Pakistan Air Force Bristol Freighter
Pakistan Air Force Bristol FreighterDGPR Pakistan Air Force · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance84
  • Air power75
  • Manpower93
  • Land forces90
  • Naval power67
  • Nuclear60

Finance

Defence budget
$11.9B #32
Budget as % of GDP
2.91% #39
Spending per person
$47 #110
GDP
$407.3B #40
Population
255,219,554 #5

Manpower

Active personnel
660,000 #7
Reserve personnel
550,000 #8
Paramilitary
291,000 #7
Total personnel
1,501,000 #9

Land forces

Tanks
2,677 #6
Armoured vehicles
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Self-propelled artillery
662 #9
Towed artillery
2,629 #4
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
652 #8

Air power

Total aircraft
1,397 #7
Fighter jets
331 #8
Attack aircraft & bombers
90 #7
Transport aircraft
63 #16
Helicopters
379 #9
Attack helicopters
55 #9

Naval power

Total naval vessels
102 #15
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
8 #15
Destroyers
0
Frigates
9 #14
Corvettes
6 #19
Patrol vessels
79 #13

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
170 #7

Weapons Pakistan uses (30)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Fighter aircraft Lockheed F-104 StarfighterLockheed F-104 StarfighterFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft Type 59Type 59Main battle tanks Il-78Il-78Refuelling tankers Shenyang J-6Shenyang J-6Fighter aircraft Type 63Type 63Light tanks Common Anti-Air Modular MissileCommon Anti-Air Modular MissileSurface-to-air missiles BaburBaburCruise missiles Martin B-57 CanberraMartin B-57 CanberraBombers Al-ZarrarAl-ZarrarMain battle tanks

Weapons made in Pakistan (14)

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BaburBaburCruise missiles Al-ZarrarAl-ZarrarMain battle tanks Ra'adRa'adCruise missiles AnzaAnzaSurface-to-air missiles Azmat-class missile boatAzmat-class missile boatFast attack craft Jalalat-class missile boatJalalat-class missile boatFast attack craft Jurrat-class missile boatJurrat-class missile boatFast attack craft Hingol-class patrol vesselHingol-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels AbabeelSurface-to-air missiles H-4 SOWAerial bombs H-2 SOWAerial bombs Barkat-class patrol craftPatrol vessels

Others in the region

  1. 9Israel75.3 VS
  2. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
  3. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
  4. 15Saudi Arabia70.9 VS
  5. 16Algeria69.6 VS
  6. 29United Arab Emirates64.4 VS
  7. 30Iraq64.1 VS
  8. 50Morocco32.9 VS

Source

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

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); Global Firepower 2026 inventory lists (equipment); FAS Status of World Nuclear Forces 2026 (warheads) · Year 2026 · ↗