Military Production of Major Powers

Aircraft
	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
Germany	8,295	10,247	11,776	15,409	24,807	39,807	7,540	117,881
Italy	1,750	3,257	3,503	2,813	1,930	-	-	13,253
Japan	4,467	4,768	5,088	8,861	16,693	28,180	11,066	79,123
Total Axis	14,512	18,272	20,367	27,083	43,430	67,987	18,606	210,257

France	n.a.	n.a.	-	-	-	-	-	4,016
U.K.	7,940	15,049	20,094	23,672	26,263	26,461	12,070	131,549
U.S.A.	5,856	12,804	26,277	47,836	85,898	96,318	49,761	324,750
U.S.S.R.	10,382	10,565	15,735	25,436	34,900	40,300	20,900	158,218
Total Allies	24,178	38,418	62,106	96,944	147,061	163,079	82,731	618,533

Tanks & Self-propelled guns
	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
Germany	1,300	2,200	5,200	9,200	19,800	27,300	4,406	69,406
Italy	40	250	565	1,252	336	-	-	2,443
Japan	n.a.	1,023	1,024	1,191	790	401	142	4,571
Total Axis	1,340	3,473	6,789	11,643	20,926	27,701	4,548	76,420

France	445	1,245	-	-	-	-	-	1,690
U.K.	969	1,399	4,841	8,611	7,476	4,600	1,392	29,288
U.S.A.	n.a.	400	4,052	24,997	29,497	17,565	11,968	88,479
U.S.S.R.	2,950	2,794	6,590	24,446	24,089	28,963	15,419	105,251
Total Allies	4,364	5,838	15,483	58,054	61,062	51,128	28,779	224,708

Artillery
	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
Germany	-	5,000	7,000	12,000	27,000	41,000	-	92,000
Italy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,200
Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	n.a.
Total Axis	n.a.	5,000	7,000	12,000	27,000	41,000	n.a.	99,200

France	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	n.a.
U.K.	-	1,900	5,300	6,600	12,200	12,400	-	38,400
U.S.A.	-	1,800	29,614	72,658	67,544	33,558	19,699	224,873
U.S.S.R.	17,348	15,300	42,300	127,000	130,000	122,400	93,000	547,348
Total Allies	17,348	19,000	77,214	206,258	209,744	168,358	112,699	810,621

Major Naval Vessels
	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total
Germany	15	40	196	244	270	288	-	1,053
Italy	-	6	11	17	9	-	-	43
Japan	21	30	49	68	122	248	51	589
Total Axis	36	76	256	329	401	536	51	1,685

France	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
U.K.	57	148	236	239	224	188	64	1,156
U.S.A.	n.a.	n.a.	544	1,854	2,654	2,247	1,513	8,812
U.S.S.R.	-	33	62	19	13	23	11	161
Total Allies	57	181	842	2,112	2,891	2,458	1,588	10,129

Notes:

(1) 1945 figures for Jan-Aug except Germany - Jan-Apr and U.S.S.R. - whole year. Italy 1943 figures for Jan-July.

(2) Artillery for U.K. and Germany over 37mm.

(3) Naval Vessels excludes landing-craft, torpedo boats, and smaller auxiliary vessels.

Source: Adapted from I.C.B. Dear & M.R.D. Foot, The Oxford Companion to World War II. Italian production from Chris Dunning, Combat Units of the Regia Aeronautica 1940-1943 and WW2 Total. French production from Wikipedia.

Last modified: 10 December 2022