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

332,200 current USD, with Mauritius ahead.

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

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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Mauritius: Military expenditure (current USD)

Laos

22.68 million current USD

in 2013

Mauritius

23.01 million current USD

in 2024

Laos rank

161st

Mauritius rank

160th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Laos
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 23.01 million current USD against 22.68 million current USD in Laos, a difference of 332,200 current USD.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 160th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35.71 million current USD	306,752 current USD	35.41 million current USD	Laos
1970s	29.65 million current USD	518,572 current USD	29.13 million current USD	Laos
1990s	78.00 million current USD	10.97 million current USD	67.03 million current USD	Laos
2000s	13.07 million current USD	11.39 million current USD	1.68 million current USD	Laos
2010s	19.34 million current USD	18.06 million current USD	1.28 million current USD	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Laos or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 23.01 million current USD against 22.68 million current USD in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Laos and Mauritius?: 332,200 current USD, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritius?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2013.
How do Laos and Mauritius rank globally for military expenditure?: Laos ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 160th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,618 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)