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Bahrain

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Manama

Rank #95 of 173

29.0Strength score

Photos

U S Marines and Royal Bahrain Marines Simulate Tactical Combat in Manama, Bahrain (8670743)
U S Marines and Royal Bahrain Marines Simulate Tactical Combat in Manama, Bahrain (8670743)U.S. Navy USNF-5F by Sgt. Gianna Chiavarone · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Navy diver removes tangled line from ship in Bahrain 151030-N-IP743-111
Navy diver removes tangled line from ship in Bahrain 151030-N-IP743-111Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Agusta-Bell 212 Bahrain Air Force 1991
Agusta-Bell 212 Bahrain Air Force 1991TSgt. Paul J. Page, USAF · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

  • Finance77
  • Air power—
  • Manpower66
  • Land forces—
  • Naval power—
  • Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget
$1.5B #80
Budget as % of GDP
3.11% #34
Spending per person
$917 #28
GDP
$49.0B #97
Population
1,600,366 #150

Manpower

Active personnel
19,000 (World Bank figure) #109
Reserve personnel
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Paramilitary
—
Total personnel
19,000 #110

Land forces

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

Total aircraft
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Fighter jets
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Attack aircraft & bombers
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Transport aircraft
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Helicopters
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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
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Corvettes
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Patrol vessels
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Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
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Weapons Bahrain uses (12)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles Northrop F-5Northrop F-5Fighter aircraft Bell AH-1 CobraBell AH-1 CobraAttack helicopters Swiftships Model 35PB1208 E-1455-class patrol vesselSwiftships Model 35PB1208 E-1455-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Ahmed Al-Fateh-class fast attack craftAhmed Al-Fateh-class fast attack craftFast attack craft Al Riffa-class patrol boatAl Riffa-class patrol boatPatrol vessels Al FarooqAl FarooqPatrol vessels Al Manama-class corvetteCorvettes TNC-45Fast attack craft Northrop F-5 Tiger IIFighter aircraft RBNS Al JabiriFast attack craft

Others in the region

  1. 5Pakistan79.4 VS
  2. 9Israel75.3 VS
  3. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
  4. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
  5. 15Saudi Arabia70.9 VS
  6. 16Algeria69.6 VS
  7. 29United Arab Emirates64.4 VS
  8. 30Iraq64.1 VS

Source

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