Laos
Military share of state spending in Laos
Military share of state spending in Laos: 3.8% of government spending in 2000 and 0.8% of government spending in 2013, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2013
- 0.8% of government spending
- Since 2000
- −3.1 percentage points
% of government spending · SIPRI
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 1.7 |
| 2007 | 2.1 |
| 2006 | 2.3 |
| 2005 | 2.6 |
| 2004 | 3.2 |
| 2003 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | 3.8 |
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
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- Military spending0.19% of GDP in 2013
- Military spending in US dollars$21.8M in 2013
- Military spending per person$3 in 2013
- Armed forces personnel129,000 people in 2020
- National power0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers4.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports7 million TIV in 2024