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Spain

Europe & Central Asia · Madrid

Rank #24 of 173

67.0Strength score

Photos

Spanish Army soldiers carry the remains of soldiers
Spanish Army soldiers carry the remains of soldiersisafmedia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Airmen Tour Navy Ship (7586637)
Airmen Tour Navy Ship (7586637)U.S. Navy NSRS by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hutch Johnson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane warbird and US Navy T-6 Texan warbird in flight over Finland
Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane warbird and US Navy T-6 Texan warbird in flight over FinlandPeng Chen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance89
  • Air power65
  • Manpower80
  • Land forces72
  • Naval power61
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$40.2B #15
Budget as % of GDP
2.13% #64
Spending per person
$815 #32
GDP
$1.91T #12
Population
49,355,143 #32

Manpower

Active personnel
122,200 #48
Reserve personnel
13,800 #37
Paramilitary
87,450 #20
Total personnel
223,450 #38

Land forces

Tanks
274 #31
Armoured vehicles
2,374 #10
Self-propelled artillery
96 #27
Towed artillery
138 #32
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
0

Air power

Total aircraft
524 #24
Fighter jets
178 #17
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
77 #11
Helicopters
188 #26
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
35 #38
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
1 #12
Submarines
2 #33
Destroyers
—
Frigates
11 #12
Corvettes
0
Patrol vessels
21 #32

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Spain uses (96)

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Eurofighter TyphoonEurofighter TyphoonFighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetMcDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetFighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIFighter aircraft Leopard 2Leopard 2Main battle tanks Messerschmitt Bf 109Messerschmitt Bf 109Fighter aircraft MQ-9 ReaperMQ-9 ReaperReconnaissance aircraft Heckler & Koch G36Heckler & Koch G36Assault rifles Lockheed F-104 StarfighterLockheed F-104 StarfighterFighter aircraft TigerTigerAttack helicopters Junkers Ju 52Junkers Ju 52Bombers Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft Northrop F-5Northrop F-5Fighter aircraft

Weapons made in Spain (91)

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Príncipe de AsturiasPríncipe de AsturiasAircraft carriers Juan Carlos IJuan Carlos IAircraft carriers HTMS Chakri NaruebetHTMS Chakri NaruebetAircraft carriers CETME rifleCETME rifleAssault rifles Ruby pistolRuby pistolPistols Descubierta-class corvetteDescubierta-class corvetteCorvettes Canberra-class landing helicopter dockCanberra-class landing helicopter dockAircraft carriers Fiat-Revelli Model 1914Fiat-Revelli Model 1914Machine guns SB LAG 40SB LAG 40Grenade launchers Instalaza C90Instalaza C90Grenade launchers Meteoro-class offshore patrol vesselMeteoro-class offshore patrol vesselPatrol vessels Astra 600Astra 600Pistols

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. 27Ukraine65.8 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 · ↗