Home → Lao PDR → Military Spending → 2007

Lao PDR - Military Spending 2007

Name: Lao PDR Military Spending 2007
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.31% −0.03% from 2006 Global rank: 3rd

Lao PDR's military spending was 0.31% in 2007, decreased +0.03% from 0.34% in 2006. This was the 3rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2007▾

Military Spending by Country - 2007
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.14%	-7.2%
2nd	Liberia	0.21%	-39.0%
3rd	Lao PDR	0.31%	-9.0%
4th	Gambia, The	0.36%	36.5%
5th	Ghana	0.37%	41.2%
6th	Nigeria	0.37%	6.3%
7th	Mexico	0.38%	28.8%
8th	Guatemala	0.40%	-7.7%
9th	Papua New Guinea	0.41%	9.2%
10th	Cabo Verde	0.48%	-14.8%
11th	Luxembourg	0.50%	-3.7%
12th	Ireland	0.51%	-0.9%
13th	Moldova	0.52%	7.0%
14th	Nicaragua	0.53%	-3.5%
15th	Malawi	0.54%	-2.5%
16th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.57%	-8.5%
17th	Malta	0.62%	-5.6%
18th	Dominican Republic	0.63%	-8.2%
19th	Mozambique	0.63%	5.1%
20th	Jamaica	0.65%	7.1%
21st	Indonesia	0.71%	8.1%
22nd	Switzerland	0.72%	-4.7%
23rd	Paraguay	0.74%	-6.6%
24th	Tanzania	0.76%	-3.8%
25th	Honduras	0.78%	12.1%
26th	Cambodia	0.78%	-14.1%
27th	Argentina	0.79%	0.5%
28th	Belize	0.80%	4.4%
29th	Sierra Leone	0.84%	-5.4%
30th	Japan	0.88%	-2.0%
31st	Austria	0.91%	14.5%
32nd	Guyana	0.91%	13.5%
33rd	Libya	0.95%	-15.5%
34th	Madagascar	0.96%	-1.7%
35th	El Salvador	0.97%	9.6%
36th	Bangladesh	1.00%	0.7%
37th	Thailand	1.02%	7.3%
38th	Mongolia	1.05%	9.5%
39th	South Africa	1.06%	-8.3%
40th	Central African Republic	1.09%	-0.1%
41st	Belgium	1.10%	4.0%
42nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.11%	-16.5%
43rd	Lithuania	1.11%	-4.7%
44th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.15%	5.9%
45th	Germany	1.15%	-2.2%
46th	New Zealand	1.18%	-4.7%
47th	Canada	1.19%	5.6%
48th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.24%	-10.8%
49th	Cameroon	1.24%	1.0%
50th	Tunisia	1.26%	-12.8%
51st	Hungary	1.27%	3.9%
52nd	Finland	1.29%	-10.8%
53rd	Philippines	1.29%	2.6%
54th	Kazakhstan	1.30%	32.5%
55th	Sweden	1.30%	-1.3%
56th	Peru	1.30%	-10.5%
57th	Denmark	1.30%	-5.2%
58th	Netherlands	1.35%	-2.9%
59th	Nepal	1.35%	-11.5%
60th	Mali	1.36%	-2.6%
61st	Spain	1.36%	-0.5%
62nd	Rwanda	1.37%	-16.9%
63rd	Portugal	1.38%	-8.9%
64th	Senegal	1.38%	8.5%
65th	Uganda	1.39%	-7.2%
66th	Burkina Faso	1.42%	27.5%
67th	Czechia	1.42%	-9.1%
68th	European Union	1.43%	-2.7%
69th	Italy	1.44%	-4.8%
70th	Slovenia	1.45%	-6.6%
71st	Norway	1.46%	1.0%
72nd	Brazil	1.47%	-1.0%
73rd	Seychelles	1.47%	3.9%
74th	Slovak Republic	1.48%	-7.3%
75th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.49%	1.6%
76th	Romania	1.49%	-19.1%
77th	Equatorial Guinea	1.50%	-26.6%
78th	Kenya	1.55%	6.4%
79th	Croatia	1.61%	-3.3%
80th	Latvia	1.64%	-9.1%
81st	Eswatini	1.64%	-1.7%
82nd	Belarus	1.65%	-3.5%
83rd	Estonia	1.66%	19.5%
84th	Cyprus	1.68%	-11.3%
85th	Montenegro	1.74%	-23.9%
86th	China	1.75%	-6.4%
87th	Uruguay	1.78%	-11.4%
88th	Australia	1.81%	-0.4%
89th	Albania	1.82%	16.1%
90th	France	1.91%	-3.4%
91st	Congo, Republic of	1.92%	22.1%
92nd	North Macedonia	1.95%	6.2%
93rd	Malaysia	1.96%	-2.4%
94th	Qatar	1.96%	12.0%
95th	Poland	2.00%	4.4%
96th	Zambia	2.06%	18.3%
97th	Serbia	2.16%	2.2%
98th	Türkiye	2.20%	-6.0%
99th	Bulgaria	2.23%	7.1%
100th	Fiji	2.24%	39.1%
101st	Iraq	2.24%	18.0%
102nd	Korea	2.27%	-1.2%
103rd	Viet Nam	2.30%	18.9%
104th	Chile	2.33%	-7.0%
105th	Lesotho	2.37%	14.2%
106th	United Kingdom	2.37%	0.2%
107th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.38%	-8.7%
108th	Brunei Darussalam	2.38%	3.3%
109th	India	2.48%	-7.5%
110th	Afghanistan	2.57%	35.3%
111th	Namibia	2.61%	4.4%
112th	Ecuador	2.63%	26.4%
113th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.65%	-19.9%
114th	Greece	2.72%	-3.9%
115th	Algeria	2.77%	10.2%
116th	Azerbaijan	2.86%	-16.2%
117th	Ukraine	2.87%	3.6%
118th	Botswana	2.90%	5.3%
119th	Djibouti	2.90%	-36.8%
120th	Bahrain	2.96%	-4.7%
121st	Armenia	3.04%	3.2%
122nd	Morocco	3.05%	-2.0%
123rd	Kyrgyz Republic	3.06%	-3.5%
124th	Angola	3.11%	-17.2%
125th	Russian Federation	3.12%	-3.9%
126th	Chad	3.25%	49.2%
127th	Sri Lanka	3.26%	16.5%
128th	United Arab Emirates	3.28%	1.7%
129th	Colombia	3.29%	-0.3%
130th	Burundi	3.41%	-2.8%
131st	Pakistan	3.51%	-3.7%
132nd	Kuwait	3.59%	1.3%
133rd	Singapore	3.60%	-8.2%
134th	United States	4.07%	0.8%
135th	Sudan	4.08%	12.2%
136th	Syrian Arab Republic	4.10%	-6.7%
137th	Timor-Leste	4.37%	16.0%
138th	Lebanon	4.64%	1.3%
139th	Yemen, Republic of	4.85%	12.6%
140th	Jordan	5.85%	25.6%
141st	Israel	6.16%	5.2%
142nd	Oman	6.72%	-5.4%
143rd	Saudi Arabia	8.53%	8.6%
144th	Georgia	9.16%	75.5%

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's military spending in 2007?▾

Lao PDR's military spending in 2007 was 0.31%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How did Lao PDR's military spending change in 2007?▾

Lao PDR's military spending decreased by 9.0% in 2007 compared to 2006.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2007?▾

Georgia had the highest military spending in 2007 at 9.16%.

What is the military spending of Lao PDR in 2007?▾

The military spending of Lao PDR in 2007 was 0.31%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How does 2007 compare to 2006 for Lao PDR's military spending?▾

Lao PDR's military spending went from 0.34% in 2006 to 0.31% in 2007, a 9.0% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lao PDR matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 7.5%. View full analysis →

← 2006

View all years

2008 →