Panama

Latin America & Caribbean · Panama City

Rank #166 of 173

10.3Strength score

Photos

U S Army donates gifts during Tour Firmeza in Panama City, Panama (9474394) — U S Army donates gifts during Tour Firmeza in Panama City, Panama (9474394)U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Morgan · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

USS Kearsarge as crane ship AB-1 transiting Panama canal — USS Kearsarge as crane ship AB-1 transiting Panama canalUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Panama - Air Force Lockheed L-188C Electra — Panama - Air Force Lockheed L-188C ElectraRichard Vandervord · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance0
Air power—
Manpower69
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $0
Budget as % of GDP: 0.00%
Spending per person: —
GDP: $90.5B #81
Population: 4,571,189 #127

Manpower

Active personnel: 28,000 (World Bank figure) #90
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 28,000 #93

Land forces

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

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

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

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Weapons Panama uses (1)

Damen Interceptor-class patrol boatPatrol vessels

Others in the region

21Brazil67.6 VS
33Colombia62.2 VS
34Chile62.2 VS
36Mexico60.4 VS
42Argentina58.4 VS
52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
54Peru31.7 VS
71Ecuador30.4 VS

Source

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