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Philippines vs BRICS

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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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143,100
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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70,000
7,754,000

Available for military

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25,614,135
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
30,277
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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567
72,901
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Total artillery

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325
40,650
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
12,316
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Rocket artillery

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0
11,343

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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229
15,826
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Fighter

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12
1,484
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Multirole

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0
2,830
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Attack

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13
1,330
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Helicopters

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111
5,511
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
393

Navy

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Total naval

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196
2,809
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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0
77
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Frigates

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2
105
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Corvettes

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3
215
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Submarines

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0
194

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

Military service

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).

BRICS

Data not available