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Philippines

East Asia & Pacific · Manila

Rank #38 of 173

60.1Strength score

Photos

Insurgent soldiers in the Philippines 1899
Insurgent soldiers in the Philippines 1899US Army Signal Corps · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Silhouetted by a Pacific sunset, Philippines navy ship BRP Artemio Ricarte (P3-37) maintains course with other Philippines and U.S. Navy ships
Silhouetted by a Pacific sunset, Philippines navy ship BRP Artemio Ricarte (P3-37) maintains course with other Philippines and U.S. Navy shipsMass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dave Gordon · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Strengthening Partnerships- U S and Philippine Air Forces Execute Dynamic Force Employment Training in the Philippines (8793807)
Strengthening Partnerships- U S and Philippine Air Forces Execute Dynamic Force Employment Training in the Philippines (8793807)U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Mikaio · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance82
  • Air power48
  • Manpower83
  • Land forces58
  • Naval power59
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$6.4B #42
Budget as % of GDP
1.30% #109
Spending per person
$55 #104
GDP
$487.1B #33
Population
116,786,962 #14

Manpower

Active personnel
162,450 #35
Reserve personnel
131,000 #20
Paramilitary
100,650 #18
Total personnel
394,100 #25

Land forces

Tanks
0
Armoured vehicles
639 #25
Self-propelled artillery
12 #42
Towed artillery
284 #26
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
0

Air power

Total aircraft
231 #36
Fighter jets
11 #45
Attack aircraft & bombers
6 #20
Transport aircraft
34 #27
Helicopters
154 #29
Attack helicopters
6 #24

Naval power

Total naval vessels
58 #25
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
2 #9
Submarines
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
4 #32
Corvettes
1 #33
Patrol vessels
51 #20

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Philippines uses (43)

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North American P-51 MustangNorth American P-51 MustangFighter aircraft Vought F-8 CrusaderVought F-8 CrusaderFighter aircraft P400-class patrol vesselP400-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Peacock-class corvettePeacock-class corvetteCorvettes Del Pilar-class offshore patrol vesselDel Pilar-class offshore patrol vesselPatrol vessels Multipurpose Assault CraftMultipurpose Assault CraftFast attack craft BRP SuluanBRP SuluanPatrol vessels BRP Conrado YapBRP Conrado YapCorvettes Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vesselTeresa Magbanua-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vesselRajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vesselPatrol vessels San Juan-class patrol boatSan Juan-class patrol boatPatrol vessels Ilocos Norte-class patrol boatIlocos Norte-class patrol boatPatrol vessels

Weapons made in Philippines (17)

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Marine Scout Sniper RifleMarine Scout Sniper RifleSniper rifles Parola-class patrol vesselParola-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Special Operations Assault RifleSpecial Operations Assault RifleAssault rifles Rock Island Armory 1911 seriesRock Island Armory 1911 seriesPistols Kagitingan-class patrol craftKagitingan-class patrol craftPatrol vessels Jose Andrada-class patrol vesselJose Andrada-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Rizal-class corvetteRizal-class corvetteCorvettes BRP Datu CabayloBRP Datu CabayloPatrol vessels BRP Francisco DagohoyBRP Francisco DagohoyPatrol vessels BRP Lapu-LapuBRP Lapu-LapuPatrol vessels Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vesselDatu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vesselPatrol vessels GA Personal Defense WeaponGA Personal Defense WeaponSubmachine guns

Others in the region

  1. 3China93.9 VS
  2. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.4 VS
  3. 7Korea, Rep.77.9 VS
  4. 11Japan73.7 VS
  5. 17Viet Nam69.4 VS
  6. 22Thailand67.5 VS
  7. 23Indonesia67.4 VS
  8. 25Myanmar66.4 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 · ↗