Laos vs Malawi: Military expenditure

Laos

178.25 billion current LCU

in 2013

Malawi

202.63 billion current LCU

in 2024

Laos rank

57th

Malawi rank

54th

Military expenditure over time

Malawi currently reports 202.63 billion current LCU against 178.25 billion current LCU in Laos, a difference of 24.38 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Globally, Laos ranks 57th and Malawi ranks 54th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)