Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Laos
Laos: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Laos is 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.2% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Laos peaked at 42.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2003.
Laos ranks 106th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +30.4% |
| 1962 | 8.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +364.3% |
| 1963 | 6.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -22.8% |
| 1964 | 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -54.4% |
| 1965 | 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 5.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +95.5% |
| 1967 | 5.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -72.1% |
| 1969 | 3.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +144.2% |
| 1970 | 8.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +124.6% |
| 1971 | 6.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -27.8% |
| 1972 | 5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -19.6% |
| 1973 | 15.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +206.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3402 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -97.8% |
| 1975 | 12.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3519.0% |
| 1976 | 6.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -44.3% |
| 1977 | 42.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +527.0% |
| 1978 | 8.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -80.9% |
| 1980 | 10.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +29.7% |
| 1981 | 16.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +50.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2899 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -98.2% |
| 1983 | 26.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +9058.5% |
| 1984 | 7.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -73.1% |
| 1985 | 15.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +120.7% |
| 1987 | 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -53.6% |
| 1988 | 4.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -39.7% |
| 1990 | 1.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -58.0% |
| 1997 | 8.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +349.9% |
| 1998 | 4.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -49.8% |
| 1999 | 5.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -77.1% |
| 2003 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6815 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 2008 | 1.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +67.0% |
| 2009 | 4.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +265.9% |
| 2011 | 2.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -44.0% |
| 2012 | 2.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 2.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -64.2% |
| 2017 | 0.285 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -72.3% |
| 2018 | 17.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5955.2% |
| 2019 | 3.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -78.4% |
| 2020 | 2.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4025 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -82.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3914 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +130.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +9058.5% | 0.2899 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 26.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2018 | +5955.2% | 0.285 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 17.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1975 | +3519.0% | 0.3402 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3402 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 42.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2899 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 26.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.285 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 17.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3914 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 103 Argentina 0.941 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 104 Malawi 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 105 South Sudan 0.9073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 0.8751 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 108 Mongolia 0.8737 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Laos
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Laos?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Laos was 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 42.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2003.
- How does Laos rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Laos ranks 106th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.