What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Laos?

11.61 billion current LCU, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Laos?

29 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Laos: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Israel

166.64 billion current LCU

in 2025

Laos

178.25 billion current LCU

in 2013

Israel rank

61st

Laos rank

58th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Israel
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 178.25 billion current LCU against 166.64 billion current LCU in Israel, a difference of 11.61 billion current LCU.

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

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

Israel ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th of 168 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1960s	244,467 current LCU	8.57 billion current LCU	8.57 billion current LCU	Laos
1970s	666,324 current LCU	10.39 billion current LCU	10.39 billion current LCU	Laos
1990s	25.55 billion current LCU	86.64 billion current LCU	61.10 billion current LCU	Laos
2000s	40.70 billion current LCU	124.14 billion current LCU	83.44 billion current LCU	Laos
2010s	53.48 billion current LCU	155.12 billion current LCU	101.65 billion current LCU	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Laos?: Laos, at 178.25 billion current LCU against 166.64 billion current LCU in Israel as of 2013.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Laos?: 11.61 billion current LCU, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Laos?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2013.
How do Israel and Laos rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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