Transport Aircraft by Country

Overview

Military transport aircraft enable the rapid deployment of troops, equipment, and supplies across vast distances. A nation’s airlift capacity directly impacts its ability to project power and respond to crises worldwide. This ranking compares countries by their fleet of cargo aircraft, from tactical transports to strategic heavy-lifters like the C-17 Globemaster.

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✈️ Category	Combat Aircraft • Helicopters • Bombers • Transports • Trainers
🌎 Region	All • Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania

#	Country	Total
1	🇺🇸 United States	1,483
2	🇷🇺 Russia	515
3	🇨🇳 China	413
4	🇮🇳 India	340
5	🇰🇵 North Korea	275
6	🇫🇷 France	142
7	🇧🇷 Brazil	134
8	🇯🇵 Japan	114
9	🇮🇩 Indonesia	90
10	🇹🇷 Turkey	90
11	🇨🇴 Colombia	89
12	🇮🇷 Iran	81
13	🇪🇸 Spain	72
14	🇩🇪 Germany	70
15	🇵🇰 Pakistan	62

#	Country	Total
16	🇦🇺 Australia	61
17	🇪🇬 Egypt	61
18	🇵🇱 Poland	61
19	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	59
20	🇹🇭 Thailand	57
21	🇰🇷 South Korea	56
22	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	55
23	🇩🇿 Algeria	51
24	🇨🇱 Chile	49
25	🇬🇷 Greece	48
26	🇲🇽 Mexico	48
27	🇨🇦 Canada	46
28	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	46
29	🇵🇪 Peru	44
30	🇻🇪 Venezuela	42

#	Country	Total
31	🇵🇭 Philippines	41
32	🇲🇲 Myanmar	38
33	🇦🇴 Angola	36
34	🇮🇹 Italy	30
35	🇺🇦 Ukraine	27
36	🇯🇴 Jordan	26
37	🇲🇦 Morocco	26
38	🇲🇾 Malaysia	26
39	🇹🇼 Taiwan	26
40	🇮🇶 Iraq	24
41	🇰🇪 Kenya	24
42	🇵🇹 Portugal	23
43	🇦🇷 Argentina	22
44	🇪🇨 Ecuador	22
45	🇿🇦 South Africa	22

#	Country	Total
46	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	21
47	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	21
48	🇳🇬 Nigeria	20
49	🇸🇬 Singapore	20
50	🇨🇭 Switzerland	18
51	🇷🇴 Romania	18
52	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	17
53	🇸🇩 Sudan	17
54	🇻🇳 Vietnam	17
55	🇹🇳 Tunisia	15
56	🇨🇿 Czechia	14
57	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	14
58	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	14
59	🇧🇴 Bolivia	13
60	🇭🇳 Honduras	13

#	Country	Total
61	🇮🇱 Israel	13
62	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	13
63	🇾🇪 Yemen	13
64	🇿🇲 Zambia	13
65	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	12
66	🇫🇮 Finland	12
67	🇶🇦 Qatar	12
68	🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic	11
69	🇳🇿 New Zealand	11
70	🇦🇹 Austria	10
71	🇵🇦 Panama	10
72	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	9
73	🇬🇹 Guatemala	9
74	🇮🇪 Ireland	9
75	🇳🇴 Norway	9

#	Country	Total
76	🇴🇲 Oman	9
77	🇵🇾 Paraguay	9
78	🇸🇰 Slovakia	9
79	🇸🇪 Sweden	9
80	🇹🇩 Chad	9
81	🇧🇼 Botswana	8
82	🇨🇲 Cameroon	8
83	🇲🇱 Mali	8
84	🇳🇪 Niger	8
85	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8
86	🇺🇾 Uruguay	8
87	🇧🇪 Belgium	7
88	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	7
89	🇩🇯 Djibouti	7
90	🇩🇰 Denmark	7

#	Country	Total
91	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	7
92	🇬🇾 Guyana	7
93	🇲🇷 Mauritania	7
94	🇳🇵 Nepal	7
95	🇸🇻 El Salvador	7
96	🇭🇺 Hungary	6
97	🇲🇳 Mongolia	6
98	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	6
99	🇱🇾 Libya	5
100	🇱🇹 Lithuania	5
101	🇷🇸 Serbia	5
102	🇸🇸 South Sudan	5
103	🇸🇾 Syria	5
104	🇧🇾 Belarus	4
105	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	4

#	Country	Total
106	🇨🇬 Congo	4
107	🇨🇺 Cuba	4
108	🇪🇷 Eritrea	4
109	🇰🇭 Cambodia	4
110	🇱🇻 Latvia	4
111	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	4
112	🇳🇱 Netherlands	4
113	🇸🇳 Senegal	4
114	🇸🇮 Slovenia	4
115	🇸🇨 Seychelles	4
116	🇦🇲 Armenia	3
117	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	3
118	🇧🇭 Bahrain	3
119	🇧🇳 Brunei	3
120	🇬🇦 Gabon	3

#	Country	Total
121	🇱🇧 Lebanon	3
122	🇱🇸 Lesotho	3
123	🇲🇩 Moldova	3
124	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3
125	🇲🇼 Malawi	3
126	🇳🇦 Namibia	3
127	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	3
128	🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	2
129	🇧🇸 Bahamas	2
130	🇧🇿 Belize	2
131	🇪🇪 Estonia	2
132	🇬🇪 Georgia	2
133	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	2
134	🇰🇼 Kuwait	2
135	🇱🇦 Laos	2

#	Country	Total
136	🇲🇻 Maldives	2
137	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2
138	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2
139	🇺🇬 Uganda	2
140	🇧🇯 Benin	1
141	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1
142	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	1
143	🇲🇹 Malta	1
144	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1

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