Paraguay

Latin America & Caribbean · Asuncion

Rank #105 of 173

28.3Strength score

Photos

Fuerzas Comando Paraguay 2026 Opening Ceremony (9885902) — Fuerzas Comando Paraguay 2026 Opening Ceremony (9885902)Sgt. Elise Renaldi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Paraguay Squadron — The Paraguay SquadronUnknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Paraguayan Air Force CASA 212 Newton-1 — Paraguayan Air Force CASA 212 Newton-1Jim Newton · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance72
Air power—
Manpower69
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $421M #115
Budget as % of GDP: 0.88% #134
Spending per person: $60 #102
GDP: $49.3B #96
Population: 7,013,078 #106

Manpower

Active personnel: 29,000 (World Bank figure) #89
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 29,000 #92

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

21Brazil67.6 VS
33Colombia62.2 VS
34Chile62.2 VS
36Mexico60.4 VS
42Argentina58.4 VS
52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
54Peru31.7 VS
71Ecuador30.4 VS

Source

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