Global Firepower: Ranked 16th in the World, Indonesia's Military Strength Increasingly Respected

Indonesia's military strength is increasingly respected by other countries' militaries. Global Firepower, a global military ranking website, placed Indonesia's military strength at 16th strongest in the world out of 140 surveyed countries in 2021, the same as the previous year.

Global Firepower gave Indonesia a Power Index (PwrIndx) score of 0.2685 points. This means that Indonesia's military strength is approaching that of developed countries. Indonesia's position is below Germany, which is ranked 15th, and above Saudi Arabia, which is ranked 17th in the world.

Meanwhile, the world's strongest military remains the United States, with a PwrIndx of 0.0718. Russia follows in second place with a PwrIndx of 0.0791, and China in third place with a PwrIndx of 0.0854.

Global Firepower uses more than 50 individual country indicators in its assessment, resulting in a unique formula. A small country is unlikely to compete with a large country because the latter has advantages in one or more indicators. The lower the PwrIndx value, the higher the military strength of a country, and vice versa.

To strengthen its military, the Indonesian government allocated Rp 43.26 trillion (approximately USD 2.8 billion based on 2022 exchange rates) in the 2022 State Budget Draft (RAPBN) for the modernization of main defense equipment (alutsista), non-alutsista, and defense infrastructure. This figure represents a 33% increase from Rp 32.48 trillion (approximately USD 2.1 billion based on 2021 exchange rates) in 2021 (outlook).