Laos vs Thailand: Military expenditure

Laos

178.25 billion current LCU

in 2013

Thailand

194.81 billion current LCU

in 2024

Laos rank

57th

Thailand rank

55th

Military expenditure over time

Thailand currently reports 194.81 billion current LCU against 178.25 billion current LCU in Laos, a difference of 16.56 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 55th 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)