Military Forces and Spending

ISRAEL RANKINGS

Military

Forces and Spending

Israel has about 169,500 active soldiers and 465,000 reservists. Among the Arab League members and Iran, it ranks 7 in active personnel and 2 in defense budget. Its military spending of 8 percent of GDP is the highest share in the group, tied with Algeria.

The table lists the 20 Arab League members that Global Firepower rates, with Iran and Israel. Comoros and the West Bank and Gaza are not rated by Global Firepower. Figures for Syria, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia reflect states at war or in collapse and are unreliable. Reservist figures are listed as zero where the source shows none.

RANK COUNTRY ACTIVE RESERVE FIGHTERS TANKS BUDGET $BN % GDP ACTIVE PER 1,000

1 Iran 610,000 350,000 2,675 9.2 2% 6.8

2 Egypt 438,500 479,000 3,620 5.2 0.7% 3.9

3 Morocco 400,000 250,000 1,346 16.1 4% 10.7

4 Sudan 300,000 200,000 1,055 0.4 1% 5.9

5 Saudi Arabia 247,000 1,085 64.0 7.1% 6.8

6 Iraq 193,000 1,188 8.0 2.5% 4.5

7 Israel 169,500 465,000 1,300 34.6 8% 18.0

8 Algeria 130,000 150,000 1,485 25.0 8% 2.7

9 Jordan 114,500 100,000 1,508 2.7 4.5% 10.1

10 Oman 100,000 8.4 6% 25.2

11 Syria 100,000 0.1 6.5% 4.1

12 Tunisia 89,800 2.2 2.5% 7.5

13 Lebanon 80,000 15,000 0.8 2.9% 14.9

14 Kuwait 78,000 24,000 8.0 4.9% 24.6

15 Djibouti 75,000 0.1 3.5% 74.0

16 United Arab Emirates 65,000 130,000 23.5 4% 6.4

17 Yemen 33,350 0.4 n/a 1.0

18 Libya 32,000 1.5 n/a 4.3

19 Mauritania 31,540 66,000 0.3 2.4% 6.1

20 Somalia 30,000 0.9 6% 1.5

21 Qatar 26,550 4,000 11.9 5% 10.3

22 Bahrain 18,400 110,000 1.0 3% 11.7

Sources. Global Firepower 2026 country pages for active and reserve personnel, fighter aircraft, tanks and defense budget. Percent of GDP is from the CIA World Factbook, last edition before its retirement in February 2026, from the public factbook.json archive. Military expenditures, latest year, mostly 2024. The planned SIPRI source could not be reached, so spending is the Global Firepower budget. Active per 1,000 divides active personnel by Factbook population. Not listed: Comoros, West Bank & Gaza.

Ranking 5

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ISRAEL RANKINGS

Military

Forces and Spending

Israel Iran Arab League member

$0 bn $15 bn $30 bn $45 bn $60 bn

Saudi Arabia $64.0 bn

Israel $34.6 bn

Algeria $25.0 bn

United Arab Emirates $23.5 bn

Morocco $16.1 bn

Qatar $11.9 bn

Iran $9.2 bn

Oman $8.4 bn

Iraq $8.0 bn

Kuwait $8.0 bn

Egypt $5.2 bn

Jordan $2.7 bn

Tunisia $2.2 bn

Libya $1.5 bn

Bahrain $1.0 bn

Somalia $0.9 bn

Lebanon $0.8 bn

Yemen $0.4 bn

Sudan $0.4 bn

Mauritania $0.3 bn

Syria $0.1 bn

Djibouti $0.1 bn

Defense budget in US dollars, Global Firepower 2026. Israel in blue, Iran in brown, Arab League members in tan.

Ranking 5

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