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Thailand

East Asia & Pacific · Bangkok

Rank #22 of 173

67.5Strength score

Photos

Royal Thai Army soldiers train alongside U.S. Army counterparts on air assault operations during Exercise Hanuman Guardian 2023
Royal Thai Army soldiers train alongside U.S. Army counterparts on air assault operations during Exercise Hanuman Guardian 2023Spc. Paul Blythe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Royal Thai navy ship HTMS Surin.
Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Royal Thai navy ship HTMS Surin.Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Eva-Marie Ramsaran/U.S. Navy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
SA226-AT Merlin IVA at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum
SA226-AT Merlin IVA at the Royal Thai Air Force MuseumPhotographer: Mosbatho · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance82
  • Air power60
  • Manpower88
  • Land forces74
  • Naval power72
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$6.0B #46
Budget as % of GDP
1.04% #122
Spending per person
$84 #86
GDP
$577.0B #29
Population
71,619,863 #20

Manpower

Active personnel
360,850 #15
Reserve personnel
200,000 #18
Paramilitary
138,700 #15
Total personnel
699,550 #16

Land forces

Tanks
394 #24
Armoured vehicles
1,780 #12
Self-propelled artillery
56 #33
Towed artillery
595 #18
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
15 #36

Air power

Total aircraft
534 #23
Fighter jets
84 #29
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
70 #12
Helicopters
256 #17
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
268 #3
Aircraft carriers
1 #8
Helicopter carriers
—
Submarines
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
7 #25
Corvettes
5 #22
Patrol vessels
255 #2

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Thailand uses (56)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Saab JAS 39 GripenSaab JAS 39 GripenFighter aircraft North American F-100 Super SabreNorth American F-100 Super SabreFighter aircraft Harrier 1st GenerationHarrier 1st GenerationFighter aircraft Curtiss SB2C HelldiverCurtiss SB2C HelldiverBombers Nakajima Ki-43 HayabusaNakajima Ki-43 HayabusaFighter aircraft Nakajima Ki-27Nakajima Ki-27Fighter aircraft StarstreakStarstreakSurface-to-air missiles Curtiss P-36 HawkCurtiss P-36 HawkFighter aircraft Vickers 6-TonVickers 6-TonLight tanks HTMS Chakri NaruebetHTMS Chakri NaruebetAircraft carriers RBS-15RBS-15Anti-ship missiles

Weapons made in Thailand (16)

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HTMS KrabiHTMS KrabiPatrol vessels Ratanakosin-class corvetteRatanakosin-class corvetteCorvettes PrajadhipokPrajadhipokFighter aircraft Tachin-class corvetteTachin-class corvetteCorvettes Khamronsin-class corvetteKhamronsin-class corvetteCorvettes HTMS Prachuap Khiri KhanHTMS Prachuap Khiri KhanPatrol vessels T.991-class patrol boatT.991-class patrol boatPatrol vessels Hua Hin-class patrol boatHua Hin-class patrol boatPatrol vessels Krabi-class patrol vesselKrabi-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels NIN9NIN9Submachine guns Kantang-class torpedo boatFast attack craft M36-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels

Others in the region

  1. 3China93.9 VS
  2. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.4 VS
  3. 7Korea, Rep.77.9 VS
  4. 11Japan73.7 VS
  5. 17Viet Nam69.4 VS
  6. 23Indonesia67.4 VS
  7. 25Myanmar66.4 VS
  8. 26Singapore65.8 VS

Source

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

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗