Laos
Military spending in Laos
Military spending in Laos: 8.68% of GDP in 1992 and 0.19% of GDP in 2013, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2013
- 0.19% of GDP
- Since 1992
- −8.49 percentage points
% of GDP · SIPRI
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.19 |
| 2012 | 0.2 |
| 2011 | 0.21 |
| 2010 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 0.22 |
| 2008 | 0.27 |
| 2007 | 0.31 |
| 2006 | 0.34 |
| 2005 | 0.39 |
| 2004 | 0.43 |
| 2003 | 0.49 |
| 2002 | 0.58 |
| 2001 | 0.72 |
| 2000 | 0.79 |
| 1999 | 1.06 |
| 1998 | 2.59 |
| 1997 | 3.84 |
| 1996 | 4.19 |
| 1995 | 5.83 |
| 1994 | 7.52 |
| 1993 | 8.11 |
| 1992 | 8.68 |
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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 spending in US dollars$21.8M in 2013
- Military spending per person$3 in 2013
- Military share of state spending0.8% of government spending 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