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Chile

Latin America & Caribbean · Santiago

Rank #34 of 173

62.2Strength score

Photos

U S Army Soldiers assigned to U S Army Western Hemisphere Command and Chilean Army personnel participate in a geospatial tactical workshop and subject matter expert exchange (9910715)
U S Army Soldiers assigned to U S Army Western Hemisphere Command and Chilean Army personnel participate in a geospatial tactical workshop and subject matter expert exchange (9910715)U.S. Army Army-Western-HemisphereCM by [null Courtesy] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Chilean Navy cargo ship Presidente Errazuriz moored at Valparaíso, Chile, circa 1950
Chilean Navy cargo ship Presidente Errazuriz moored at Valparaíso, Chile, circa 1950U.S. Navy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Boeing 707-351C, Chile - Air Force AN0724202
Boeing 707-351C, Chile - Air Force AN0724202AlainDurand · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance81
  • Air power57
  • Manpower76
  • Land forces65
  • Naval power62
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$5.3B #48
Budget as % of GDP
1.52% #97
Spending per person
$268 #56
GDP
$357.4B #44
Population
19,859,921 #65

Manpower

Active personnel
68,500 #61
Reserve personnel
19,100 #34
Paramilitary
44,700 #25
Total personnel
132,300 #50

Land forces

Tanks
186 #35
Armoured vehicles
934 #19
Self-propelled artillery
48 #35
Towed artillery
136 #33
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
8 #38

Air power

Total aircraft
281 #34
Fighter jets
59 #36
Attack aircraft & bombers
22 #15
Transport aircraft
54 #19
Helicopters
87 #35
Attack helicopters
0

Naval power

Total naval vessels
54 #27
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
1 #11
Submarines
4 #24
Destroyers
0
Frigates
8 #16
Corvettes
0
Patrol vessels
41 #23

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Chile uses (28)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Leopard 2Leopard 2Main battle tanks Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft HunterHunterFighter aircraft Lockheed F-80 Shooting StarLockheed F-80 Shooting StarFighter aircraft Lockheed T-33 Shooting StarLockheed T-33 Shooting StarFighter aircraft Lockheed P-2 NeptuneLockheed P-2 NeptuneMaritime patrol aircraft Common Anti-Air Modular MissileCommon Anti-Air Modular MissileSurface-to-air missiles Airco DH.9Airco DH.9Bombers Flower-class corvetteFlower-class corvetteCorvettes HMS EagleHMS EagleAircraft carriers SIG SG 510SIG SG 510Battle rifles

Weapons made in Chile (4)

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FAMAE SAFFAMAE SAFSubmachine guns Micalvi-class patrol vesselMicalvi-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels FAMAE FD-200Sniper rifles Rayo rocketMultiple rocket launchers

Others in the region

  1. 21Brazil67.6 VS
  2. 33Colombia62.2 VS
  3. 36Mexico60.4 VS
  4. 42Argentina58.4 VS
  5. 52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
  6. 54Peru31.7 VS
  7. 71Ecuador30.4 VS
  8. 78Dominican Republic30.0 VS

Source

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

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗