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Main Battle Tanks by Country (Europe)

Russia has the most main battle tanks in Europe โ€” 5,560, ahead of Greece (1,744) and Ukraine (1,123). All 30 countries ranked with the latest available data.

Top 15 Countries

# Country Share Tanks
1 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia 41.1% 5,560
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece 12.9% 1,744
3 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine 8.3% 1,123
4 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 6.9% 926
5 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus 3.7% 497
6 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France 3.0% 409
7 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania 2.4% 328
8 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain 2.2% 299
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany 2.2% 296
10 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria 2.2% 294
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom 2.1% 285
12 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia 1.8% 242
13 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary 1.6% 220
14 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 1.5% 205
15 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland 1.5% 200
Top 15 of 30 ranked countries
Concentration
Russia 41.1%Greece 12.9%Ukraine 8.3%Poland 6.9%Belarus 3.7%
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 41.1%๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท 12.9%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 8.3%๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ 6.9%๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ 3.7%Rest 27.1%
The top 10 countries hold 84.9% 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.