World Military Power
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Bulgaria

Europe & Central Asia · Sofia

Rank #75 of 173

30.2Strength score

Photos

U S , Bulgarian soldiers prepare for LFX in Bulgaria (6667463)
U S , Bulgarian soldiers prepare for LFX in Bulgaria (6667463)U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeff VanWey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Bulgarian Navy degaussing ship Captain 1st rank Dimitar Dobrev, Varna Harbor, April 2022
Bulgarian Navy degaussing ship Captain 1st rank Dimitar Dobrev, Varna Harbor, April 2022Daggerstab · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Alenia C-27J Spartan, Bulgaria - Air Force JP7136157
Alenia C-27J Spartan, Bulgaria - Air Force JP7136157Aldo Bidini · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

  • Finance79
  • Air power—
  • Manpower70
  • Land forces—
  • Naval power—
  • Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget
$2.6B #62
Budget as % of GDP
2.01% #74
Spending per person
$402 #50
GDP
$130.8B #62
Population
6,433,302 #110

Manpower

Active personnel
37,000 (World Bank figure) #82
Reserve personnel
—
Paramilitary
—
Total personnel
37,000 #85

Land forces

Tanks
—
Armoured vehicles
—
Self-propelled artillery
—
Towed artillery
—
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
—

Air power

Total aircraft
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Fighter jets
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Attack aircraft & bombers
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Transport aircraft
—
Helicopters
—
Attack helicopters
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Naval power

Total naval vessels
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Aircraft carriers
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Helicopter carriers
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Submarines
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Destroyers
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Frigates
—
Corvettes
—
Patrol vessels
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Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
—

Weapons Bulgaria uses (21)

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Messerschmitt Bf 109Messerschmitt Bf 109Fighter aircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Fighter aircraft Albatros D.IIIAlbatros D.IIIFighter aircraft Focke-Wulf Fw 189 UhuFocke-Wulf Fw 189 UhuReconnaissance aircraft Arado Ar 196Arado Ar 196Maritime patrol aircraft Yak-17Yak-17Fighter aircraft Vickers 6-TonVickers 6-TonLight tanks Yakovlev Yak-23Yakovlev Yak-23Fighter aircraft Avia B-534Avia B-534Fighter aircraft A.304A.304Bombers T-34/85T-34/85Other tanks DAR 10DAR 10Bombers

Weapons made in Bulgaria (7)

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BMP-23BMP-23Infantry fighting vehicles Arsenal ShipkaArsenal ShipkaSubmachine guns AR-M1AR-M1Assault rifles Arcus 94Arcus 94Pistols Hrabri-class corvetteHrabri-class corvetteCorvettes BMP-30BMP-30Infantry fighting vehicles Arsenal P-M02Pistols

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 8France77.2 VS
  3. 10United Kingdom74.7 VS
  4. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  5. 18Greece68.9 VS
  6. 19Germany68.2 VS
  7. 20Italy67.8 VS
  8. 24Spain67.0 VS

Source

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