Laos

Arms imports in Laos

Arms imports in Laos: 3 million TIV in 1960 and 7 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2024
7 million TIV
Since 1960
+4 million TIV
World, 2024
30.6 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in LaosArms imports in Laos: 3 million TIV in 1960 and 7 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 136 million TIV in 2018, the lowest 0 TIV in 2003.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 136 million TIV in 2018, the lowest 0 TIV in 2003.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearLaosWorld
2025–33.3 billion
20247 million30.6 billion
20233 million29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
20213 million26.8 billion
202017 million23.4 billion
201927 million26.9 billion
2018136 million27.3 billion
20172 million31.2 billion
2016–31.4 billion
20157 million28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
201319 million27.4 billion
201219 million27.9 billion
201115 million29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
200926 million24 billion
20087 million24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
20054 million21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003019.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
20007 million20.5 billion
199930 million25.3 billion
199822 million27.9 billion
199743 million28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
19908 million28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
198818 million32.9 billion
198729 million36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
198559 million33.2 billion
198426 million36.8 billion
198394 million39.1 billion
19821 million41.4 billion
198154 million42 billion
198035 million37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
197826 million39.2 billion
1977134 million37 billion
197621 million33 billion
197537 million34.2 billion
19741 million32.9 billion
197344 million32.6 billion
197214 million28.7 billion
197117 million29.3 billion
197023 million22.1 billion
196910 million24.7 billion
19684 million22.4 billion
196714 million22.1 billion
196614 million22.4 billion
19657 million23.1 billion
19647 million24.2 billion
196315 million18.1 billion
196219 million15.5 billion
19614 million15 billion
19603 million15.7 billion

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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