Philippines

East Asia & Pacific · Manila

Rank #38 of 173

60.1Strength score

Photos

Insurgent soldiers in the Philippines 1899 — Insurgent soldiers in the Philippines 1899US Army Signal Corps · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Silhouetted by a Pacific sunset, Philippines navy ship BRP Artemio Ricarte (P3-37) maintains course with other Philippines and U.S. Navy ships — Silhouetted by a Pacific sunset, Philippines navy ship BRP Artemio Ricarte (P3-37) maintains course with other Philippines and U.S. Navy shipsMass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dave Gordon · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strengthening Partnerships- U S and Philippine Air Forces Execute Dynamic Force Employment Training in the Philippines (8793807) — Strengthening Partnerships- U S and Philippine Air Forces Execute Dynamic Force Employment Training in the Philippines (8793807)U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Mikaio · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

Finance82
Air power48
Manpower83
Land forces58
Naval power59
Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget: $6.4B #42
Budget as % of GDP: 1.30% #109
Spending per person: $55 #104
GDP: $487.1B #33
Population: 116,786,962 #14

Manpower

Active personnel: 162,450 #35
Reserve personnel: 131,000 #20
Paramilitary: 100,650 #18
Total personnel: 394,100 #25

Land forces

Tanks: 0
Armoured vehicles: 639 #25
Self-propelled artillery: 12 #42
Towed artillery: 284 #26
Rocket launchers (MLRS): 0

Air power

Total aircraft: 231 #36
Fighter jets: 11 #45
Attack aircraft & bombers: 6 #20
Transport aircraft: 34 #27
Helicopters: 154 #29
Attack helicopters: 6 #24

Naval power

Total naval vessels: 58 #25
Aircraft carriers: 0
Helicopter carriers: 2 #9
Submarines: 0
Destroyers: 0
Frigates: 4 #32
Corvettes: 1 #33
Patrol vessels: 51 #20

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: 0

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)

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗