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Military expenditure in dollars — Laos

Military expenditure in dollars in Laos in 2013 — 22,677,713 US$. Ranked 147 in the world out of 158. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 36.2%.

2013 22.68M US$ +11.56% vs 2012
World rank 147of 158
Period maximum 116M US$1994
Period minimum 11.01M US$2003

Trend over time

1967–2013 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Laos, 1967–2013050M100M150M19671972197719821987199219972002200720121967: 35,544,792 US$1968: 35,461,875 US$1969: 36,133,958 US$1970: 38,045,833 US$1971: 39,061,458 US$1972: 20,254,568 US$1973: 21,220,298 US$1992: 102,292,611 US$1993: 107,643,979 US$1994: 116,105,380 US$1995: 103,704,532 US$1996: 78,445,466 US$1997: 67,064,557 US$1998: 33,350,211 US$1999: 15,382,947 US$2000: 13,717,665 US$2001: 12,574,571 US$2002: 11,435,617 US$2003: 11,013,341 US$2004: 11,496,968 US$2005: 11,965,988 US$2006: 13,410,565 US$2007: 14,838,866 US$2008: 16,267,889 US$2009: 13,973,615 US$2010: 15,356,403 US$2011: 19,009,821 US$2012: 20,327,158 US$2013: 22,677,713 US$
Change over the period: −12.87M (−36.2%) Average annual rate: -0.97 %

Comparison, 2013

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 22.68M US$
World 1.76T US$
East Asia & Pacific 323B US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 38.38B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 112B US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2013 22.68M +2.35M +11.56%
2012 20.33M +1.32M +6.93%
2011 19.01M +3.65M +23.79%
2010 15.36M +1.38M +9.9%
2009 13.97M −2.29M −14.1%
2008 16.27M +1.43M +9.63%
2007 14.84M +1.43M +10.65%
2006 13.41M +1.44M +12.07%
2005 11.97M +469,021 +4.08%
2004 11.5M +483,627 +4.39%
2003 11.01M −422,277 −3.69%
2002 11.44M −1.14M −9.06%
2001 12.57M −1.14M −8.33%
2000 13.72M −1.67M −10.83%
1999 15.38M −17.97M −53.87%
1998 33.35M −33.71M −50.27%
1997 67.06M −11.38M −14.51%
1996 78.45M −25.26M −24.36%
1995 104M −12.4M −10.68%
1994 116M +8.46M +7.86%
1993 108M +5.35M +5.23%
1992 102M — —
1973 21.22M +965,730 +4.77%
1972 20.25M −18.81M −48.15%
1971 39.06M +1.02M +2.67%
1970 38.05M +1.91M +5.29%
1969 36.13M +672,083 +1.9%
1968 35.46M −82,917 −0.23%
1967 35.54M — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2013

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 9.35B ID Indonesia 8.38B TH Thailand 5.56B MY Malaysia 4.92B VN Vietnam 3.73B PH Philippines 3.38B MM Myanmar 2.37B BN Brunei Darussalam 412M KH Cambodia 243M TL Timor-Leste 31.68M LA Laos 22.68M
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About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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