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Egypt, Arab Rep.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Cairo

Rank #13 of 173

72.9Strength score

Photos

Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers Support Bright Star 25 in Egypt (9318822)
Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers Support Bright Star 25 in Egypt (9318822)U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
US Navy 060902-N-8547M-038 The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) pass a "Welcome to Egypt" sign as the ship transits the Suez Canal
US Navy 060902-N-8547M-038 The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) pass a "Welcome to Egypt" sign as the ship transits the Suez CanalU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick W. Mullen III · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
An F-16 of the Egyptian Air Force fly in support of exercise Agile Phoenix
An F-16 of the Egyptian Air Force fly in support of exercise Agile PhoenixSenior Airman Dominic Tyler · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance79
  • Air power76
  • Manpower91
  • Land forces88
  • Naval power75
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$2.5B #64
Budget as % of GDP
0.61% #147
Spending per person
$21 #131
GDP
$365.3B #42
Population
118,365,995 #13

Manpower

Active personnel
438,500 #12
Reserve personnel
479,000 #10
Paramilitary
397,000 #5
Total personnel
1,314,500 #10

Land forces

Tanks
2,000 #9
Armoured vehicles
5,112 #1
Self-propelled artillery
519 #11
Towed artillery
436 #21
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
340 #11

Air power

Total aircraft
1,055 #9
Fighter jets
572 #4
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
63 #15
Helicopters
276 #14
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
233 #8
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
2 #7
Submarines
8 #12
Destroyers
—
Frigates
13 #7
Corvettes
7 #13
Patrol vessels
203 #5

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Egypt, Arab Rep. uses (30)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Dassault RafaleDassault RafaleFighter aircraft Hughes AH-64 ApacheHughes AH-64 ApacheAttack helicopters M1 AbramsM1 AbramsMain battle tanks Mil Mi-24Mil Mi-24Attack helicopters Dassault Mirage 2000Dassault Mirage 2000Fighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIFighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Fighter aircraft Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft Short StirlingShort StirlingBombers Storm ShadowStorm ShadowCruise missiles

Weapons made in Egypt, Arab Rep. (8)

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Ramses II tankRamses II tankMain battle tanks Egyptian corvette Port SaidCorvettes M/71 mineLand mines Egyptian Infantry Fighting VehicleInfantry fighting vehicles T-93 mineLand mines Egyptian corvette El MoezCorvettes Egyptian corvette LuxorCorvettes D-3000Multiple rocket launchers

Others in the region

  1. 5Pakistan79.4 VS
  2. 9Israel75.3 VS
  3. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
  4. 15Saudi Arabia70.9 VS
  5. 16Algeria69.6 VS
  6. 29United Arab Emirates64.4 VS
  7. 30Iraq64.1 VS
  8. 50Morocco32.9 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 · ↗