Laos
Military spending in US dollars in Laos
Military spending in US dollars in Laos: $234M in 1992 and $21.8M in 2013, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2013
- $21.8M
- Since 1992
- −$212M
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- The highest was $234M in 1994, the lowest $18.4M in 2009.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $21.8M |
| 2012 | $21.2M |
| 2011 | $20.7M |
| 2010 | $18.5M |
| 2009 | $18.4M |
| 2008 | $22M |
| 2007 | $23.8M |
| 2006 | $23.8M |
| 2005 | $23.7M |
| 2004 | $24.3M |
| 2003 | $25.6M |
| 2002 | $29.2M |
| 2001 | $31.7M |
| 2000 | $32.8M |
| 1999 | $41.4M |
| 1998 | $94M |
| 1997 | $138M |
| 1996 | $150M |
| 1995 | $196M |
| 1994 | $234M |
| 1993 | $232M |
| 1992 | $234M |
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 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