Lao PDR Military Spending/Defense Budget 1967-2025

Lao PDR military spending/defense budget for 2013 was 22.68 million US dollars, a 11.56% increase from 2012.
  • Lao PDR military spending/defense budget for 2012 was 20.33 million US dollars, a 6.93% increase from 2011.
  • Lao PDR military spending/defense budget for 2011 was 19.01 million US dollars, a 23.79% increase from 2010.
  • Lao PDR military spending/defense budget for 2010 was 15.36 million US dollars, a 9.9% increase from 2009.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
Country Rankings
Country Name Military Spending (US $)
United States $679.23B
Euro Area $180.66B
China $164.07B
Russia $88.35B
Saudi Arabia $67.02B
United Kingdom $63.84B
France $52.00B
Japan $49.02B
India $47.40B
Germany $44.24B
South Korea $34.31B
Brazil $32.87B
Italy $29.96B
Australia $24.83B
UAE $23.56B
Canada $18.52B
Turkey $18.43B
Spain $17.24B
Israel $16.25B
Colombia $12.50B
Iran $12.00B
Netherlands $10.23B
Algeria $10.16B
Singapore $9.35B
Poland $9.28B
Oman $8.77B
Indonesia $8.38B
Iraq $7.78B
Pakistan $7.66B
Norway $7.39B
Sweden $6.53B
Mexico $6.47B
Venezuela $6.20B
Angola $6.09B
Thailand $5.90B
Kuwait $5.70B
Greece $5.66B
Chile $5.53B
Belgium $5.26B
Argentina $5.14B
Switzerland $5.03B
Malaysia $4.92B
Egypt $4.36B
Denmark $4.22B
Finland $4.16B
South Africa $4.12B
Morocco $4.07B
Libya $3.96B
Vietnam $3.73B
Philippines $3.38B
Azerbaijan $3.37B
Peru $3.31B
Portugal $3.26B
Austria $3.23B
Ukraine $2.90B
Ecuador $2.74B
Kazakhstan $2.55B
Romania $2.45B
Nigeria $2.42B
Myanmar $2.37B
Czech Republic $2.15B
Bangladesh $2.05B
New Zealand $1.95B
Lebanon $1.94B
Yemen $1.65B
Sri Lanka $1.60B
Jordan $1.44B
Bahrain $1.35B
Hungary $1.28B
Ireland $1.20B
Uruguay $1.05B
South Sudan $981.98M
Slovak Republic $967.92M
Belarus $959.80M
Croatia $956.95M
Serbia $919.81M
Kenya $860.56M
Bulgaria $811.63M
Tunisia $759.36M
Chad $726.46M
Bolivia $564.51M
Slovenia $506.74M
Estonia $479.31M
Armenia $444.55M
Tanzania $443.38M
Georgia $441.88M
Brunei $412.09M
Cameroon $392.84M
Namibia $389.96M
Cyprus $384.93M
Dominican Republic $383.38M
Zambia $381.35M
Democratic Republic of Congo $374.48M
Paraguay $371.22M
Republic of Congo $367.06M
Zimbabwe $356.70M
Lithuania $354.86M
Ethiopia $345.06M
Botswana $306.44M
Uganda $300.08M
Honduras $294.92M
Latvia $283.57M
Gabon $282.16M
Nepal $281.04M
Ghana $255.00M
Guatemala $249.76M
Cambodia $243.47M
El Salvador $237.50M
Senegal $236.74M
Luxembourg $233.68M
Afghanistan $217.19M
Trinidad and Tobago $211.18M
Bosnia $197.62M
Guinea $196.82M
Albania $180.02M
Burkina Faso $166.14M
Mozambique $157.89M
Mali $153.83M
Mauritania $144.22M
Jamaica $128.43M
North Macedonia $126.51M
Cuba $119.38M
Kyrgyz Republic $119.00M
Niger $106.06M
Papua New Guinea $105.10M
Mongolia $103.46M
Eswatini $86.04M
Benin $86.00M
Rwanda $82.48M
Nicaragua $74.53M
Togo $72.42M
Madagascar $71.88M
Montenegro $64.84M
Malawi $62.93M
Burundi $60.86M
Fiji $58.11M
Malta $53.79M
Kosovo $48.60M
Lesotho $47.94M
Central African Republic $47.92M
Guyana $35.16M
Sierra Leone $31.68M
Timor-Leste $31.68M
Moldova $26.71M
Somalia $26.05M
Mauritius $23.20M
Lao PDR $22.68M
Guinea-Bissau $21.71M
Belize $17.78M
Liberia $15.11M
Seychelles $13.77M
Gambia $10.38M
Cabo Verde $9.82M
Haiti $5.16M
Costa Rica $0
Iceland $0
Panama $0
North Korea $0