Main Battle Tanks by Country (Americas)
The United States has the most main battle tanks in Americas — 4,640, ahead of Chile (386) and Brazil (294). All 14 countries ranked with the latest available data.
Top 14 Countries
| # | Country | Share | Tanks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 72.6% | 4,640 |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 6.0% | 386 |
| 3 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 4.6% | 294 |
| 4 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 3.8% | 240 |
| 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 3.6% | 231 |
| 6 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2.7% | 172 |
| 7 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1.8% | 113 |
| 8 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 1.4% | 89 |
| 9 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1.2% | 74 |
| 10 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 0.8% | 54 |
| 11 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 0.8% | 54 |
| 12 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 0.5% | 31 |
| 13 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 5 |
| 14 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 0.1% | 5 |
Concentration
🇺🇸 72.6%🇨🇱 6.0%🇧🇷 4.6%🇵🇪 3.8%🇦🇷 3.6%Rest 9.4%
The top 10 countries hold 98.5% of the regional total
Statistic
About this Ranking
Main battle tanks remain the primary instrument of armored warfare, providing protected firepower for ground operations. Tank inventories indicate a nation’s capacity for conventional ground combat and territorial defense. This ranking compares countries by their operational tank fleets.
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