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Azerbaijan

Country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia

POPULATION
10M
ACTIVE PERSONNEL
67K
BUDGET
$3B
NUCLEAR WARHEADS
0
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
0
MACSI
33
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Azerbaijan

Multi-dimensional military power index · 0–100
Land Power
42
Air Power
36
Naval Power
22
Leadership
40
Strategic
25
Industry
25
C4ISR
35
Logistics
25
Economy
21
Geo-Strategic
48
MACSI(Military Archive Country Strength Index)
33
Azerbaijan MACSI Rating
42/190
WORLD RANKING
Azerbaijan · 10 axes scored
Land Power
42
Air Power
36
Naval Power
22
Leadership
40
Strategic
25
Industry
25
C4ISR
35
Logistics
25
Economy
21
Geo-Strategic
48
ⓘ The ten scoring axes are weighted per country by coastal, nuclear, industrial, and geostrategic tier, then judged from real-world knowledge rather than stored database attributes — see methodology.
01 / Overview
Azerbaijan
Government
Republic
Population
10.41M
Area
86,600 km²
GDP (Nominal)
$54.0B
Active Personnel
66.5K
Reserve Personnel
300.0K
Defense Budget
$2.5B · %5 GDP
Conscription
Selective
5 years 2 months 26 days
TIME WITHOUT CONFLICT
02 / Military Strength · 76 metrics · 9 categories
33
TIER D MACSI · ABSOLUTE POWER · #42 WORLD
Land Power
42
Air Power
36
Naval Power
22
Leadership
40
Strategic
25
Industry
25
C4ISR
35
Logistics
25
Economy
21
Geo-Strategic
48
MACSIMilitary Archive Country Strength Index
#CountryOverallLandAirNavalLeadershipStrategicIndustryC4ISRLogisticsEconomy
#40Indonesia33353235351530253052
#41North Korea3355252030483520305
#42Azerbaijan33423622402525352521
#43Morocco32484030401520252225
#44South Africa3130253535845253045
Comparison countries are selected automatically based on global rankings.
Personnel Structure
Total Population: 10.4M
Active67K
Reserve300K
Paramilitary15K
Mobilization capacity: %3.66 of total population
Economic Burden
$2.5B 5% of GDP
0% 5%+
Per Capita $240/yr
Per Soldier $37,594/yr
Above World Average (avg 2.3%)
Strategic Infrastructure
Military Airports 10
Total Airports 37
Major Ports 2
Coastline 0 km
Oil Production 830K bbl/day
All Military Metrics 76 metrics · 9 categories
01 Personnel 8
  • Active Personnel 66,500
  • Reserve Personnel 300,000
  • Paramilitary Personnel 15,000
  • Total Military Personnel 366,500
  • Available for Military Service 5,000,000
  • Reaching Military Age Annually 250,000
  • Conscription Status Selective
  • Conscription Duration (days) 18 day
02 Land Forces 12
03 Air Forces 12
  • Total Aircraft 200
  • Fighter Aircraft Count 40
  • Ground Attack Aircraft Count 20
  • Bomber Aircraft Count 0
  • Transport Aircraft Count 10
  • Tanker Aircraft Count 0
  • AWACS Count 0
  • Trainer Aircraft Count 30
  • Total Helicopters 100
  • Attack Helicopter Count 30
  • Transport Helicopter Count 40
  • UAV Count 50
04 Naval Forces 11
  • Total Ships 10
  • Aircraft Carrier Count 0
  • Amphibious Assault Ship Count 0
  • Cruiser Count 0
  • Destroyer Count 0
  • Frigate Count 0
  • Corvette Count 0
  • Total Submarines 0
  • SSN Count 0
  • SSBN Count 0
  • Patrol Boat Count 10
05 Strategic Forces 9
06 Budget & Economy 10
  • Defense Budget (USD) 2,500,000,000 USD
  • Defense Budget (% of GDP) 5 %
  • Defense Budget per Capita (USD) 240 USD
  • GDP (Nominal, USD) 54,000,000,000 USD
  • GDP (PPP, USD) 75,000,000,000 USD
  • Arms Exports (USD) 100,000,000 USD
  • Arms Imports (USD) 2,000,000,000 USD
  • Defense Industry Rank 50
  • Defense Industry Size (USD) 500,000,000 USD
  • Defense Sector Employment 10,000
07 Logistics & Infrastructure 6
  • Military Airport Count 10
  • Total Airport Count 37
  • Major Port Count 2
  • Oil Production (bbl/day) 830,000 bbl/day
  • Oil Reserves (bbl) 7,000,000,000 bbl
  • Coastline (km) 0 km
08 Demographics 5
  • Total Population 10,412,600
  • Military Age Population 4,000,000
  • Urban Population (%) 57 %
  • Literacy Rate (%) 99 %
  • Area (km²) 86,600 km²
09 Government & Alliances 3
03 / Inventory · 326 systems · 80 categories · 4,741 units
Force Composition
Not yet entered. This chart will populate automatically once inventory data is added.
Status & Age Distribution
Status
293
Active 293 Retired 33
Age Profile
30years
average
%13
<10 yrs
Aging Fleet
1918–2024
Inventory 326 systems · 32 categories · 4,741 units
ARMOURED VEHICLES
ARTILLERY & MISSILE SYSTEMS
AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS
MINES & EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
FIREARMS
GRENADE LAUNCHERS & GRENADES
OPTICS & TARGETING
MILITARY VEHICLES
DIRECTED ENERGY
FIGHTER & ATTACK AIRCRAFT
BOMBER AIRCRAFT
TRANSPORT & CARGO AIRCRAFT
TANKER AIRCRAFT
HELICOPTERS
UAV / DRONES
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS & AMPHIBIOUS
SURFACE COMBATANTS
AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS
MINE WARFARE & PATROL
NAVAL WEAPON SYSTEMS
BALLISTIC MISSILES
ATGM
ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILES
CRUISE MISSILES
BALLISTIC (CONVENTIONAL)
UNGUIDED AERIAL MUNITIONS
NAVAL SAM
RADAR SYSTEMS
LAUNCH VEHICLES
RECENT ACQUISITIONS & MODERNIZATION NEED
LAST 5 ACQUISITIONS
SYSTEMS 20+ YEARS IN SERVICE
  • 88yDShKHeavy Machine Guns (HMG) · Since 1938
  • 86yTokarevPistols · Since 1940
  • 77yAK-47Assault Rifles · Since 1949
  • 75yMakarov PMPistols · Since 1951
  • 67yAKMAssault Rifles · Since 1959
04 / Defense Sector · 2 companies · 8 systems produced · 19 deals
DEFENSE TRADE BALANCE annual estimate · from DB
Defense Industry Size
$500 M
annual output value
Sector Employment
10 K
total employees
↗ EXPORTS
$100 M
↘ IMPORTS
$2.0 Mr
⚖ NET BALANCE
$-1.9 Mr
NET IMPORTER
In exports 49
In imports 23
Export per Capita $9.6 per citizen
Import per Capita $192 per citizen
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE & SECTOR STARS
OWNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION
Fully State1
SECTOR STARS
WIDEST PORTFOLIO
🎯 Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan
5 distinct systems
SECTOR HERITAGE
OLDEST COMPANY
Azerbaijan
1991 (35 years old)
NEWEST COMPANY
Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan
2005 (21 years old)
Sector average age 28 years
PRODUCTION PROFILE
8
Total Systems
8
Ongoing
0
Ended
74
Avg. MASS Score
DOMAIN DISTRIBUTION · Still Producing 8 · No Longer Produced 0
Land 7
🎖 Highest MASS score: Yirtiji (85) Methodology →
ALL COMPANIES 2 companies · 2 active
Sort:
Company Revenue Systems Score
Azerbaijan — 1 —
Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan — 5 —
RECENT DEFENSE DEALS0 export · 19 import
DirectionYearCounterpartyProduct / ServiceQuantityAmountTypeStatus
↘2024TurkeyKemankeş-1 loitering munition (bundled with TOLUN glide bomb)——SaleDelivered
↘2024SerbiaNora B-5248—new-buildordered
↘2020→2021IsraelMerkava Mark IV100$450 Mnew-buildDelivered
↘2019IsraelSkyStriker loitering munition——SaleDelivered
↘2018BelarusPolonez——new-buildDelivered
↘—→2018BelarusA-1006—second-handDelivered
↘2017IsraelElbit Hermes 9002—new-buildDelivered
↘2016TurkeyTRG-300 Kasirga20—new-buildDelivered
↘2015UkraineAn-17810—new-buildCancelled
↘—→2014South AfricaMarauder100—new-buildDelivered
↘—→2013RussiaTOS-117—new-buildDelivered
↘2012IsraelSpyder—$1.6 Mrnew-buildDelivered
↘2011SerbiaZastava M21—$30 Mlicense-productionDelivered
↘2011→2013RussiaTank T-90100$250 Mnew-buildDelivered
↘2008IsraelIWI Tavor——new-buildDelivered
↘—RussiaBM-30 Smerch50—new-buildDelivered
↘—TurkeyJNG-90——new-buildDelivered
↘—IsraelATMOS 20006—new-buildDelivered
↘—RussiaPetya-class frigate1—new-buildDelivered
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ALL-TIME ARMS TRADE19transactions · inflation-adjusted
↗ EXPORTS
—
0transactions
↘ IMPORTS
$3.2 Mr
19transactions
Σ TOTAL
$3.2 Mr
19transactions
CountryExport (→)Import (←)Total
Israel—$2.8 Mr$2.8 Mr
Russia—$358 M$358 M
Serbia—$43 M$43 M
Sum of all defense deals in our database, adjusted to 2025 prices (CPI). Exports (→) are what this country sold, imports (←) what it bought. Covers only transactions recorded in our archive; the real historical total is higher.
MOST POPULAR PRODUCTSused by 6 countries
  1. #13country
  2. #2
    EM-14
    Assault Rifles
    2country
  3. #3
    Yirtiji
    Sniper Rifles
    1country
  1. #4
    Mübariz
    Sniper Rifles
    1country
  2. #5
    Xəzri
    Assault Rifles
    1country
  3. #61country
05 / History & Conflicts · 9 armed events
Fire Line Most active: Post-Cold War
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age 1850–1913
—
World War I 1914–1918
—
Interwar Period 1919–1938
2
World War II 1939–1945
—
Early Cold War 1946–1962
—
Cold War 1963–1991
1
Post-Cold War 1992–2009
11
Modern Era 2010+
5
Alliance Network by past conflicts
Based on conflicts fought on the same or opposing side.
War Statistics Azerbaijan · 19 conflicts
19Conflicts
2Wins
0Losses
0Draws
0Ongoing
100% win rate
19 primary actor 1920–2021
Human Cost · Azerbaijan
620Military
0Civilian
0Displaced
Data as of 2026; figures may vary by source.

📜 Chronological Conflict List

19 conflicts · newest to oldest
Conflict Years Opponent Role Outcome
Aras Valley campaign Interstate 2020 {{plainlist| }} Primary Decisive Win
2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan Proxy 2020–2021 Qatar negotiating team Primary —
2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Interstate 2018 Intervention Primary —
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus Insurgency 2017–present {{Collapsible list Primary —
2010 Mardakert skirmishes 2010–present Intervention Primary —
2008 Mardakert skirmishes 2008 Intervention Primary —
Operation Enduring Freedom Special Op. 2001–2014 Intervention Primary —
Operation Horadiz Special Op. 1994–present Intervention Primary Decisive Win
Battle of Aghdam Interstate 1993 Nagorno-Karabakh Primary Decisive Loss
Battle of Kalbajar Interstate 1993 Intervention Primary Decisive Loss
1993 Summer Offensives Interstate 1993–present Intervention Primary Decisive Loss
Capture of Garadaghly Special Op. 1992–present Intervention Primary Decisive Loss
Operation Goranboy Special Op. 1992–1993 Armenia Artsakh Primary Tactical Win
Mardakert and Martuni Offensives Special Op. 1992 Intervention Primary —
Capture of Lachin Interstate 1992–present Intervention Primary —
Battle of Shusha Interstate 1992–present Intervention Primary Decisive Loss
Siege of Stepanakert Interstate 1991–1992 Artsakh Primary Decisive Loss
Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan Insurgency 1920–present Intervention Primary —
1920 Ganja revolt Coup 1920–present XI Army Primary —
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06 / Geostrategy · comparative
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01Personnel
Active Personnel
66,500+%502400,000 ▲
Reserve Personnel
300,000+%33400,000 ▲
Paramilitary Personnel
15,000×18.7280,000 ▲
Total Military Personnel
366,500+%118800,000 ▲
Available for Military Service
5,000,000×14.070,000,000 ▲
Reaching Military Age Annually
250,000×14.03,500,000 ▲
Conscription Duration (days)
18 day—
02Land Forces
Total Tanks
▲ 550+%83300
IFV Count
▲ 300+%50200
APC Count
700+%431,000 ▲
Recon Vehicle Count
50=50
MRAP Count
100+%400500 ▲
Towed Artillery Count
300+%67500 ▲
Self-Propelled Artillery Count
▲ 150+%50100
MLRS Count
50=50
Mortar Count
200+%4001,000 ▲
ATGM Launcher Count
200+%150500 ▲
SHORAD Count
50+%100100 ▲
MANPADS Count
500+%1001,000 ▲
03Air Forces
Total Aircraft
200+%125450 ▲
Fighter Aircraft Count
40+%150100 ▲
Ground Attack Aircraft Count
20=20
Bomber Aircraft Count
0=0
Transport Aircraft Count
10+%40050 ▲
Tanker Aircraft Count
0+%1003 ▲
AWACS Count
0+%1004 ▲
Trainer Aircraft Count
30+%233100 ▲
Total Helicopters
100+%50150 ▲
Attack Helicopter Count
30+%6750 ▲
Transport Helicopter Count
40+%150100 ▲
UAV Count
▲ 50+%15020
04Naval Forces
Total Ships
10×15.0150 ▲
Aircraft Carrier Count
0=0
Amphibious Assault Ship Count
0=0
Cruiser Count
0=0
Destroyer Count
0=0
Frigate Count
0+%10016 ▲
Corvette Count
0+%10022 ▲
Total Submarines
0+%1005 ▲
SSN Count
0=0
SSBN Count
0=0
Patrol Boat Count
10+%900100 ▲
05Strategic Forces
Nuclear Warhead Count
0=0
Deployed Warhead Count
0=0
ICBM Count
0=0
SLBM Count
0=0
IRBM Count
0=0
06Budget & Economy
Defense Budget (USD)
2,500,000,000 USD+%30010,000,000,000 USD ▲
Defense Budget (% of GDP)
▲ 5 %+%6140.7 %
Defense Budget per Capita (USD)
▲ 240 USD+%56736 USD
GDP (Nominal, USD)
54,000,000,000 USD×26.41,423,000,000,000 USD ▲
GDP (PPP, USD)
75,000,000,000 USD×50.73,800,000,000,000 USD ▲
Arms Exports (USD)
100,000,000 USD=100,000,000 USD
Arms Imports (USD)
2,000,000,000 USD+%252,500,000,000 USD ▲
Defense Industry Rank
▲ 50+%23315
Defense Industry Size (USD)
500,000,000 USD+%5003,000,000,000 USD ▲
Defense Sector Employment
10,000×15.0150,000 ▲
07Logistics & Infrastructure
Military Airport Count
10+%10020 ▲
Total Airport Count
37×18.2673 ▲
Major Port Count
2+%40010 ▲
Oil Production (bbl/day)
▲ 830,000 bbl/day+%19700,000 bbl/day
Oil Reserves (bbl)
▲ 7,000,000,000 bbl+%893,700,000,000 bbl
Coastline (km)
0 km+%10054,716 km ▲
08Demographics
Total Population
10,412,600×26.7277,534,122 ▲
Military Age Population
4,000,000×27.5110,000,000 ▲
Urban Population (%)
▲ 57 %+%256 %
Literacy Rate (%)
▲ 99 %+%396 %
Area (km²)
86,600 km²×22.01,904,569 km² ▲
📚 Sources
  1. Publicly available open sources and databases.