Military · land forces · 2023 data

Which Country Has the Most Rocket artillery?

Russia leads the world with 3,887 launchers, followed by China (3,145) and North Korea (2,920).

3,887

#1 Russia

28,417

World total (145 countries)

Median country

35%

Share held by the top 3

Top 10

3,887

3,145

2,920

1,838

1,716

1,575

1,500

1,085

669

647

Top 5%
Top 30%
Lower half
None

Rocket artillery — full ranking

Rank	Country	Rocket artillery	Share of world
1	Russia	3,887	13.7%
2	China	3,145	11.1%
3	North Korea	2,920	10.3%
4	Pakistan	1,838	6.5%
5	United States	1,716	6.0%
6	Egypt	1,575	5.5%
7	India	1,500	5.3%
8	Iran	1,085	3.8%
9	Syria	669	2.4%
10	Ukraine	647	2.3%
11	Myanmar	586	2.1%
12	South Korea	581	2.0%
13	Vietnam	550	1.9%
14	Türkiye	516	1.8%
15	Cambodia	460	1.6%
16	Iraq	424	1.5%
17	Kazakhstan	407	1.4%
18	Azerbaijan	323	1.1%
19	Israel	300	1.1%
20	Algeria	298	1.0%
21	Belarus	253	0.9%
22	Eritrea	219	0.8%
23	Romania	207	0.7%
24	Poland	205	0.7%
25	Bulgaria	192	0.7%
26	Saudi Arabia	186	0.7%
27	Ethiopia	183	0.6%
28	Armenia	174	0.6%
29	Angola	165	0.6%
29	Georgia	165	0.6%
31	Nicaragua	163	0.6%
32	Turkmenistan	160	0.6%
33	Greece	152	0.5%
34	Uzbekistan	143	0.5%
35	Mongolia	130	0.5%
36	Taiwan	115	0.4%
37	Croatia	105	0.4%
38	South Africa	101	0.4%
39	Japan	99	0.3%
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	98	0.3%
41	Jordan	88	0.3%
42	Laos	87	0.3%
43	Serbia	82	0.3%
44	Cuba	80	0.3%
45	Brazil	78	0.3%
46	Finland	75	0.3%
47	Bangladesh	70	0.2%
48	Indonesia	63	0.2%
49	Peru	61	0.2%
50	DR Congo	57	0.2%
51	Malaysia	54	0.2%
52	Zambia	50	0.2%
53	Morocco	48	0.2%
54	Mali	45	0.2%
55	Sudan	40	0.1%
55	United Arab Emirates	40	0.1%
57	Germany	38	0.1%
58	Nigeria	37	0.1%
59	Venezuela	36	0.1%
60	Lebanon	30	0.1%
60	Libya	30	0.1%
60	Republic of the Congo	30	0.1%
63	United Kingdom	29	0.1%
64	Gabon	28	0.1%
65	Kuwait	27	0.1%
66	Argentina	26	0.1%
66	Uganda	26	0.1%
68	Slovakia	25	0.1%
68	Yemen	25	0.1%
70	Singapore	24	0.1%
71	Sri Lanka	22	0.1%
71	Thailand	22	0.1%
73	Italy	21	0.1%
73	Kyrgyzstan	21	0.1%
75	Bahrain	20	0.1%
75	Botswana	20	0.1%
75	Cameroon	20	0.1%
75	Chad	20	0.1%
79	Montenegro	18	0.1%
80	Qatar	16	0.1%
81	Ghana	15	0.1%
81	South Sudan	15	0.1%
83	Afghanistan	13	0.0%
83	France	13	0.0%
85	North Macedonia	12	0.0%
85	Norway	12	0.0%
85	Oman	12	0.0%
88	Namibia	10	0.0%
89	Chile	8	0.0%
90	Côte d'Ivoire	6	0.0%
90	Latvia	6	0.0%
90	Senegal	6	0.0%
93	Burkina Faso	5	0.0%
93	Slovenia	5	0.0%
95	Uruguay	4	0.0%
96	Tajikistan	3	0.0%
97	Belize	1	0.0%
98	Albania	0	0.0%
98	Australia	0	0.0%
98	Austria	0	0.0%
98	Belgium	0	0.0%
98	Benin	0	0.0%
98	Bhutan	0	0.0%
98	Bolivia	0	0.0%
98	Canada	0	0.0%
98	Central African Republic	0	0.0%
98	Colombia	0	0.0%
98	Czechia	0	0.0%
98	Denmark	0	0.0%
98	Dominican Republic	0	0.0%
98	Ecuador	0	0.0%
98	El Salvador	0	0.0%
98	Estonia	0	0.0%
98	Guatemala	0	0.0%
98	Honduras	0	0.0%
98	Hungary	0	0.0%
98	Iceland	0	0.0%
98	Ireland	0	0.0%
98	Kenya	0	0.0%
98	Kosovo	0	0.0%
98	Liberia	0	0.0%
98	Lithuania	0	0.0%
98	Luxembourg	0	0.0%
98	Madagascar	0	0.0%
98	Mauritania	0	0.0%
98	Mexico	0	0.0%
98	Moldova	0	0.0%
98	Mozambique	0	0.0%
98	Nepal	0	0.0%
98	Netherlands	0	0.0%
98	New Zealand	0	0.0%
98	Niger	0	0.0%
98	Panama	0	0.0%
98	Paraguay	0	0.0%
98	Philippines	0	0.0%
98	Portugal	0	0.0%
98	Sierra Leone	0	0.0%
98	Somalia	0	0.0%
98	Spain	0	0.0%
98	Suriname	0	0.0%
98	Sweden	0	0.0%
98	Switzerland	0	0.0%
98	Tanzania	0	0.0%
98	Tunisia	0	0.0%
98	Zimbabwe	0	0.0%

About this ranking

This ranking counts multiple-launch rocket systems. Russia leads the world with 3,887 launchers, followed by China (3,145) and North Korea (2,920).

The world total is 28,417 launchers. The top three — Russia, China and North Korea — hold 35% of it. The median country has 21.

48 of the 145 countries in the ranking report none — Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Tanzania, Switzerland, Sweden and Suriname and others.

Leaders by continent

Europe: Russia — 3,887 (world #1)
Asia: China — 3,145 (world #2)
Americas: United States — 1,716 (world #5)
Africa: Egypt — 1,575 (world #6)

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.