In 2023, China had an estimated armored fighting vehicle strength of 174 thousand, followed by South Korea with an estimated fighting vehicle strength of around 133 thousand vehicles. Comparatively, it was also estimated that Bhutan had 108 armored fighting vehicles in 2023.
Number of armored fighting vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory
Note: According to the source, the armored fighting vehicle (AFV) is represented by Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).
Note: In a shift from previous reviews, the AFV/APC list
now attempts to include all manner of front-line, secondline,
and support / logistical vehicles in the total (this
includes APCs, IFVs, MRAPs, utility, engineering, resupply
types and similar but excludes tracked tanks).
The source does not provide a date of publication. The date used here is the access date.
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