The Military Balance
The Military Balance 2025
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
June 13, 2025
The Military Balance has been published since 1959. The 2025 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of over 170 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. In addition to detailed country data, The Military Balance includes graphics to ...
The Military Balance 2024
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
February 13, 2024
The Military Balance has been published since 1959. The 2024 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of over 170 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. In addition to detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses, ...
The Military Balance 2023
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
February 15, 2023
The Military Balance has been published annually since 1959. The 2023 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of 173 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. Alongside detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses important ...
The Military Balance 2022
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
February 15, 2022
Published each year since 1959, The Military Balance is an indispensable reference to the capabilities of armed forces across the globe. It is used by academia, the media, armed forces, the private sector and government. It is an open-source assessment of the military forces and equipment ...
The Military Balance 2021
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
February 25, 2021
Published each year since 1959, The Military Balance is an indispensable reference to the capabilities of armed forces across the globe. It will be of interest to anyone interested in security and military issues and is regularly consulted by academia, media, armed forces, the private sector and ...
The Military Balance 2019
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
February 15, 2019
The Military Balance is an authoritative assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 171 countries. Detailed A–Z entries list each country’s military organisation, personnel numbers, equipment inventories, and relevant economic and demographic data. Regional and select country ...
The Military Balance 2016
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
February 09, 2016
The Military Balance is an authoritative assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 171 countries. Detailed A–Z entries list each country’s military organisation, personnel numbers, equipment inventories, and relevant economic and demographic data. Regional and select ...
The Military Balance 2015
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
February 11, 2015
The Military Balance is an authoritative assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 171 countries. Detailed A–Z entries list each country’s military organisation, personnel numbers, equipment inventories, and relevant economic and demographic data. Regional and select country ...
The Military Balance 2014
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
January 24, 2014
The Military Balance 2014 contains region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Detailed entries describe the military capabilities of 171 countries, displaying key equipment ...
The Military Balance 2013
1st Edition
By The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
March 14, 2013
The Military Balance 2013 is the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 171 countries world-wide. New features of the 2013 edition include: reorganised and expanded analytical essays. New sections on trends in contemporary armed conflicts in Afghanistan ...
The Military Balance 2012
1st Edition
By Iiss
March 07, 2012
The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is a useful resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research.The book is a region-by-region ...
The Military Balance 2011
1st Edition
By Iiss
March 02, 2011
The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is an useful resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research. The Military Balance 2011 ...