Germany Defense Budget

Germany
Ranked as 8 of 126
GFP Power Index rating of 0.3507 (0.0000 being perfect)

MANPOWER - Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

 Total Population: 80,854,408
 Available Manpower: 37,000,000
 Fit for Service: 29,540,000
 Reaching Military Age Annually: 791,000
 Active Frontline Personnel: 180,000
 Active Reserve Personnel: 145,000

LAND SYSTEMS - Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

 Tanks: 408
 Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 5,869
 Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 154
 Towed-Artillery: 0
 Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 50

AIR POWER - Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service.

 Total Aircraft: 676
 Fighters/Interceptors: 169
 Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 169
 Transport Aircraft: 345
 Trainer Aircraft: 51
 Helicopters: 359
 Attack Helicopters: 44

NAVAL POWER - Aircraft Carrier value includes dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.

 Total Naval Strength: 81
 Aircraft Carriers: 0
 Frigates: 10
 Destroyers: 0
 Corvettes: 5
 Submarines: 5
 Coastal Defense Craft: 4
 Mine Warfare: 15

RESOURCES (PETROLEUM) - Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force and supporting economy.

 Oil Production: 48,830 bbl/day
 Oil Consumption: 2,400,000 bbl/day
 Proven Oil Reserves: 226,800,000 bbl/day

LOGISTICAL - War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from / to points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force adds to available wartime industry strength.

 Labor Force: 44,790,000
 Merchant Marine Strength: 427
 Major Ports and Terminals: 13
 Roadway Coverage: 644,480
 Railway Coverage: 41,981
 Serviceable Airports: 539

FINANCIAL (in USD) - Regardless of strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

 Defense Budget: $36,300,000,000
 External Debt: $5,597,000,000,000
 Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $192,800,000,000
 Purchasing Power Parity: $3,748,000,000,000

GEOGRAPHY (in km) - Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

 Square Land Area: 357,022 km
 Coastline: 2,389 km
 Shared Border: 3,694 km
 Waterways: 7,467 km