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Laos vs Malaysia: Arms imports

Laos
7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Malaysia
7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Laos rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
122nd

Arms imports over time

  • Laos
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Malaysia, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 172 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.