Corvettes by Country (2026) — Full Ranking of 113 Countries

Top 10

1

Russia

86

2

China

72

3

United States

22

4

Indonesia

21

5

India

19

6

Vietnam

14

7

Argentina

9

7

Türkiye

9

7

United Arab Emirates

9

10

Egypt

7

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Corvettes — full ranking

Rank	Country	Corvettes	Share of world
1	Russia	86	21.0%
2	China	72	17.6%
3	United States	22	5.4%
4	Indonesia	21	5.1%
5	India	19	4.6%
6	Vietnam	14	3.4%
7	Argentina	9	2.2%
7	Türkiye	9	2.2%
7	United Arab Emirates	9	2.2%
10	Egypt	7	1.7%
10	Israel	7	1.7%
10	Peru	7	1.7%
10	Romania	7	1.7%
10	South Korea	7	1.7%
10	Sweden	7	1.7%
16	Algeria	6	1.5%
16	Bangladesh	6	1.5%
16	Ecuador	6	1.5%
16	Japan	6	1.5%
16	Malaysia	6	1.5%
16	Norway	6	1.5%
16	Singapore	6	1.5%
16	Thailand	6	1.5%
24	Germany	5	1.2%
24	Oman	5	1.2%
26	Mexico	4	1.0%
26	North Korea	4	1.0%
26	Qatar	4	1.0%
26	Saudi Arabia	4	1.0%
30	Iran	3	0.7%
30	Myanmar	3	0.7%
32	Bahrain	2	0.5%
32	Brazil	2	0.5%
32	Bulgaria	2	0.5%
32	Colombia	2	0.5%
32	Iraq	2	0.5%
32	Namibia	2	0.5%
32	Pakistan	2	0.5%
32	Poland	2	0.5%
32	Portugal	2	0.5%
32	Taiwan	2	0.5%
32	Yemen	2	0.5%
43	Libya	1	0.2%
43	Morocco	1	0.2%
43	Philippines	1	0.2%
43	Ukraine	1	0.2%
47	Albania	0	0.0%
47	Angola	0	0.0%
47	Australia	0	0.0%
47	Azerbaijan	0	0.0%
47	Belgium	0	0.0%
47	Belize	0	0.0%
47	Benin	0	0.0%
47	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.0%
47	Cambodia	0	0.0%
47	Cameroon	0	0.0%
47	Canada	0	0.0%
47	Chile	0	0.0%
47	Croatia	0	0.0%
47	Cuba	0	0.0%
47	Côte d'Ivoire	0	0.0%
47	DR Congo	0	0.0%
47	Denmark	0	0.0%
47	Dominican Republic	0	0.0%
47	El Salvador	0	0.0%
47	Eritrea	0	0.0%
47	Estonia	0	0.0%
47	Finland	0	0.0%
47	France	0	0.0%
47	Gabon	0	0.0%
47	Georgia	0	0.0%
47	Ghana	0	0.0%
47	Greece	0	0.0%
47	Guatemala	0	0.0%
47	Honduras	0	0.0%
47	Iceland	0	0.0%
47	Ireland	0	0.0%
47	Italy	0	0.0%
47	Jordan	0	0.0%
47	Kazakhstan	0	0.0%
47	Kenya	0	0.0%
47	Kuwait	0	0.0%
47	Latvia	0	0.0%
47	Lebanon	0	0.0%
47	Liberia	0	0.0%
47	Lithuania	0	0.0%
47	Madagascar	0	0.0%
47	Mauritania	0	0.0%
47	Montenegro	0	0.0%
47	Mozambique	0	0.0%
47	Netherlands	0	0.0%
47	New Zealand	0	0.0%
47	Nicaragua	0	0.0%
47	Nigeria	0	0.0%
47	Panama	0	0.0%
47	Republic of the Congo	0	0.0%
47	Senegal	0	0.0%
47	Sierra Leone	0	0.0%
47	Slovenia	0	0.0%
47	Somalia	0	0.0%
47	South Africa	0	0.0%
47	Spain	0	0.0%
47	Sri Lanka	0	0.0%
47	Sudan	0	0.0%
47	Suriname	0	0.0%
47	Syria	0	0.0%
47	Tanzania	0	0.0%
47	Tunisia	0	0.0%
47	Turkmenistan	0	0.0%
47	United Kingdom	0	0.0%
47	Uruguay	0	0.0%
47	Uzbekistan	0	0.0%
47	Venezuela	0	0.0%

About this ranking

This ranking counts corvettes. Russia leads the world with 86 corvettes, followed by China (72) and United States (22).

The world total is 409 corvettes. The top three — Russia, China and United States — hold 44% of it. The median country has 0.

67 of the 113 countries in the ranking report none — Venezuela, Uzbekistan, Uruguay, United Kingdom, Turkmenistan and Tunisia and others.

Leaders by continent

Europe: Russia — 86 (world #1)
Asia: China — 72 (world #2)
Americas: United States — 22 (world #3)
Africa: Egypt — 7 (world #10)

A note on the data

Figures come from the Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking. Equipment totals are estimates that include units in reserve or storage; readiness — the share actually available — is often much lower.