Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending as a share of GDP
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.2%
in 2013
Papua New Guinea
0.4%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 0.9% | 4.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2013.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.