Military expenditure, current USD
SIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time.
MILITARY_EXPENDITURE_CURRENT_USD · raw · annual · USD
Military resource scale
Military expenditure, current USD
Military resource scale
SIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time.
Data and evidence
Military expenditure, current USD
Lao People's Democratic Republic
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72875 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72874 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 102,292,611.33
Exact value102292611.3313680000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72873 · revision 1
Value 102292611.3313680000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 102292611.3313680000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 107,643,979.06
Exact value107643979.0575920000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72872 · revision 1
Value 107643979.0575920000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 107643979.0575920000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 116,105,380.35
Exact value116105380.3504970000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72871 · revision 1
Value 116105380.3504970000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 116105380.3504970000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | ≈ 103,704,532.18
Exact value103704532.1800940000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72870 · revision 1
Value 103704532.1800940000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 103704532.1800940000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 78,445,466.01
Exact value78445466.0149269000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72869 · revision 1
Value 78445466.0149269000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 78445466.0149269000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | ≈ 67,064,556.58
Exact value67064556.5802632000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72868 · revision 1
Value 67064556.5802632000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 67064556.5802632000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 33,350,210.56
Exact value33350210.5611021000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72867 · revision 1
Value 33350210.5611021000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 33350210.5611021000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | ≈ 15,382,947.39
Exact value15382947.3867998000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72866 · revision 1
Value 15382947.3867998000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 15382947.3867998000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 13,717,664.60
Exact value13717664.5992971000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72865 · revision 1
Value 13717664.5992971000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 13717664.5992971000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 12,574,570.78
Exact value12574570.7783056000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72864 · revision 1
Value 12574570.7783056000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 12574570.7783056000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 11,435,617.47
Exact value11435617.4736235000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72863 · revision 1
Value 11435617.4736235000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 11435617.4736235000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 11,013,340.90
Exact value11013340.9026398000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72862 · revision 1
Value 11013340.9026398000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 11013340.9026398000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 11,496,967.52
Exact value11496967.5213029000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72861 · revision 1
Value 11496967.5213029000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 11496967.5213029000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 11,965,988.44
Exact value11965988.4375704000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72860 · revision 1
Value 11965988.4375704000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 11965988.4375704000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 13,418,854.09
Exact value13418854.0946418000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72859 · revision 1
Value 13418854.0946418000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 13418854.0946418000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 14,839,531.83
Exact value14839531.8349384000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72858 · revision 1
Value 14839531.8349384000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 14839531.8349384000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 16,275,405.90
Exact value16275405.9029896000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72857 · revision 1
Value 16275405.9029896000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 16275405.9029896000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 13,981,328.90
Exact value13981328.9006936000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72856 · revision 1
Value 13981328.9006936000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 13981328.9006936000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 15,364,973.96
Exact value15364973.9583707000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72855 · revision 1
Value 15364973.9583707000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 15364973.9583707000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 19,011,708.60
Exact value19011708.6037702000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72854 · revision 1
Value 19011708.6037702000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 19011708.6037702000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 20,330,148.29
Exact value20330148.2894778000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72853 · revision 1
Value 20330148.2894778000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 20330148.2894778000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 22,755,619.36
Exact value22755619.3589915000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72852 · revision 1
Value 22755619.3589915000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 22755619.3589915000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72851 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72850 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72849 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72848 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72847 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72846 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72845 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72844 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72843 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72842 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72841 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable USD | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #72840 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSIPRI military expenditure in current US dollars. This measures nominal resource inputs, not military capability; exchange-rate and inflation changes affect comparisons over time. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:45:44 · source revision unspecified |
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