Eswatini

Sub-Saharan Africa · Mbabane

Rank #151 of 173

24.7Strength score

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

Strength by area

Finance67
Air power—
Manpower54
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $93M #149
Budget as % of GDP: 1.60% #93
Spending per person: $74 #93
GDP: $5.2B #159
Population: 1,256,174 #156

Manpower

Active personnel: 3,000 (World Bank figure) #157
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 3,000 #157

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

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

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