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Myanmar

MMREast Asia & PacificLower middle incomeCapital: Naypyidaw
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64/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$83.83B
2026▲ 1.7%
Population
54.5M
2024▲ 0.7%
GDP per Capita
$1,519
2026▲ 1.1%
Life Expectancy
66.9 years
2023▲ 0.6%
Myanmar in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Myanmar· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Myanmar

Myanmar's GDP is $83.83B (2026), with a population of 54.9M, and GDP per capita of $1,519. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 3.0%, inflation at 19.0%, government debt at 51.9% of GDP, life expectancy of 67.1 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy25 indicators · 2019–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$83.83B2026▲ 1.7%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)3.0%2026▲ 250.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$1,5192026▲ 1.1%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$293.31B2026▲ 5.9%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$5,3152026▲ 5.3%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.13%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$72.70B2024▲ 11.7%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$1,2102024▼ 0.8%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$5,8902024▲ 1.6%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)37.8%2024▲ 0.6%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)41.4%2024▲ 4.2%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)20.8%2024▼ 8.3%WB
GDP Deflator (%)12.0%2024▲ 11.6%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$13,0192024▼ 1.9%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)22.5%2024▼ 13.1%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)92.6%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$1,0502021▼ 20.1%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)20.5%2019—WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.05%2021▲ 91.1%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)2.00%2021▲ 289.3%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.06%2021▲ 142.5%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)4.40%2021▲ 103.1%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)8.7%2021▲ 86.1%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)2.17%2021▲ 12.3%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$28.01B2024▲ 11.6%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary14 indicators · 2019–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)19.0%2026▼ 13.6%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)51.9%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-5.0%2026▼ 2.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-1.1%2026▼ 375.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)8.8%2019—WB
Real Interest Rate (%)9.0%2020▼ 10.2%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)14.8%2020—WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)5.8%2020▼ 27.1%WB
Government Revenue (% of GDP)14.4%2019—WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)2.8%2019—WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$9.34B2023▲ 14.1%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)1,381.622020—WB
PPP Conversion Factor475.872024▲ 9.4%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)69.2%2020—WB
▶Trade7 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Merchandise Exports (USD)$14.92B2024▲ 1.2%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$12.45B2024▼ 24.3%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.5%2024▼ 35.1%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$1.10B2024▼ 27.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$1.15B2024▲ 4.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)1.6%2024▼ 5.8%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)5.2%2024▲ 76.5%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)15.3%2024▼ 17.7%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$11.17B2024▼ 8.1%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)1.3%2024▼ 6.4%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$7.06B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$1.39B2024▼ 14.9%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)1.8%2023▲ 6.7%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$1.14B2023▲ 14.0%WB
▶Finance4 indicators · 2020–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)29.0%2020▲ 8.8%WB
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)47.8%2021—WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)46.2%2021—WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)49.5%2021—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population54.5M2024▲ 0.7%WB
Population Growth (%)0.7%2024▼ 3.5%WB
Population Density (per km²)832023▲ 0.7%WB
Surface Area (sq km)676,5902023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)652,6702023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)30.4%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)16.6M2024▲ 0.9%WB
Rural Population (%)69.6%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth66.9 years2023▲ 0.6%WB
Life Expectancy, Male63.8 years2023▲ 0.8%WB
Life Expectancy, Female70.2 years2023▲ 0.3%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.12023▼ 0.8%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)16.72023▼ 1.3%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)9.22023▼ 0.3%WB
Net Migration-39,6612025▼ 4.4%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)24.3%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)68.4%2024▼ 0.0%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)7.3%2024▲ 3.0%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)46.2%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)10.7%2024▲ 3.0%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)35.5%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)263.22023▼ 3.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)153.82023▼ 1.4%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2020–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force22.9M2025▲ 0.9%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)55.1%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)40.9%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)69.7%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Unemployment (%)3.0%2025▲ 5.5%WB
Female Unemployment (%)3.5%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Male Unemployment (%)2.8%2025▲ 10.0%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)9.8%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)45.0%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Employment in Industry (%)18.2%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Employment in Services (%)36.9%2025▲ 1.0%WB
Self-Employed (%)60.2%2020—WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)62.9%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)34.5%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)15.1%2020—WB
Employers (% of total employment)2.6%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)37.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)53.4%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)65.5%2025▲ 0.0%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)15.0%2020—WB
▶Education16 indicators · 2009–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Adult Literacy Rate (%)93.5%2020—WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)92.7%2020—WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)94.7%2020—WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)96.4%2020—WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)120.2%2018—WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)77.0%2018—WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)105.4%2018—WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)73.8%2018—WB
Primary School Teachers217,5612018—WB
Secondary School Teachers153,6602018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary242018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary272018—WB
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)36.3%2019—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)74.82009—WB
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)38.4%2019—WB
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)14.6%2019—WB
▶Health40 indicators · 2018–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.5%2023▼ 0.8%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$562023▼ 3.1%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.5%2023▼ 0.2%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)71.1%2023▲ 9.2%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.82019—WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)0.22022▲ 4.6%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.12020—WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)38.72023▼ 3.2%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)20.62023▼ 2.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1852023▼ 4.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)34.62023▼ 3.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)42.72023▼ 3.4%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)21.6%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)71.1%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)6.8%2021—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)71.0%2024▼ 2.7%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)71.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.22024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)4822024▲ 0.0%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)69.5%2022▼ 0.6%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)19.3%2022▼ 4.5%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)2.92021▲ 0.0%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.92020—WHO
Maternal Deaths1,6692023▼ 4.8%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)4822024▲ 0.0%WHO
People Living with HIV290,0002024▲ 0.0%WHO
Malaria Deaths (estimated)4102024▼ 37.9%WHO
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)14.82024▼ 17.7%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)71%2025▲ 0.0%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)71%2025▲ 0.0%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)71%2025▲ 0.0%WHO
Physicians (total)82019—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel22022▲ 4.6%WHO
Dentists (total)11,0002022▲ 5.3%WHO
Pharmacists (total)17,6552019—WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)7.4%2018—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)19.5%2018—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index522023▲ 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)10,4052021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$562023▼ 3.1%WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)0.62024▼ 0.3%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)312024▲ 0.4%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)4002022▼ 1.2%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)3542022▲ 22.1%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)62.1%2021▼ 0.2%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)62.9%2021▲ 6.2%WB
Access to Electricity (%)76.8%2023▲ 4.3%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)53.5%2023▲ 9.4%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)32.32020—WB
Forest Area (%)42.4%2023▼ 1.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)276,7482023▼ 1.0%WB
Arable Land (%)16.9%2023▲ 0.2%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)4.0%2024▲ 2.6%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.5%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)85.7%2024▲ 0.1%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)74.2%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2020–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)19.9%2023▲ 0.1%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)3,7922023▼ 0.2%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)772022▼ 4.3%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)94.22022▼ 4.7%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)35.52022▲ 0.1%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)7.5M2023▼ 7.7%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)1.6M2023▼ 5.3%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)24.72023▲ 2.8%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)5.4%2023▲ 3.8%WB
Agricultural Irrigated Land (%)13.2%2020—WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)3.3%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)28.3M2023▼ 7.9%WB
▶Technology9 indicators · 2019–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)58.5%2023▲ 0.9%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1212023▲ 12.5%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)2.82023▲ 33.4%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)23.62024▲ 17.0%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.02%2023▼ 32.5%WB
Scientific Journal Articles1632022▼ 40.3%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$276.7M2024▲ 45.3%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)2.2%2019—WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)282023▲ 6.1%WB
▶Infrastructure7 indicators · 2004–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried3.5M2023▲ 42.1%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)9.92023▲ 54.6%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)846,4262022▲ 22.0%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)8852004—WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.302018—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.5%2022▼ 9.9%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)15.3%2021▼ 9.1%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)45.6%2020—WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)34.8%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)130.6%2017—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)33.52023▼ 0.9%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary135.292017—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092018—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.962018—WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-1.222023▼ 5.6%WB
Government Effectiveness-1.752023▼ 4.0%WB
Political Stability-2.132023▲ 3.2%WB
Regulatory Quality-1.442023▼ 16.3%WB
Rule of Law-1.622023▼ 5.8%WB
Voice & Accountability-1.842023▼ 1.8%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)11.8%2023▼ 7.4%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)3.8%2023▼ 33.3%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)6.1%2023▲ 8.3%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)4.7%2023▲ 25.6%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)6.8%2024▲ 81.0%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$5.01B2024▲ 101.0%WB
Armed Forces Personnel463,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.9%2020—WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)29.1%2024▲ 81.2%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)2.62023▼ 34.0%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.482020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.492020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.462020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.8 years2020—WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals903,0002020▼ 79.3%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$2.50B2019—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$214.0M2019—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)14.3%2019—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$18.0M2019—WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.9%2024▼ 3.8%WB
Population in Largest City5.8M2025▲ 1.8%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)34.7%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)13.5%2025▲ 1.2%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)58.3%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.6%2024▼ 3.4%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)59.7%2024▲ 0.1%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)60.5%2024▼ 0.1%WHO

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