Cheapest main battle tanks with a published price
10 of the 55 main battle tanks in the WeaponSpecs database publish a unit cost figure. Ranked on the published number alone, lowest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 45 main battle tanks with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-90M † | $4,500,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 2 | VT-4 † | $5,200,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 3 | Merkava Mk4 | $6,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 4 | K2 Black Panther | $8,500,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 5 | M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams | $8,500,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 6 | Leclerc XLR | $9,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 7 | Type 10 | $9,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 8 | Challenger 3 | $10,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 9 | M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams | $10,500,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 10 | Leopard 2A7 | $11,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →
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