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Myanmar

Capital: NaypyidawRegion: East Asia & PacificIncome: Lower middle income
GDP
$65.17B
2026
Population
54.5M
2024
GDP per Capita
$1K
2026
Life Expectancy
66.9 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$65.17B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)3.0%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$1K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$286.40B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$5K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.13%2026
GNI (Current USD)$72.70B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$1K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$6K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)37.8%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)41.4%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)20.8%2024
GDP Deflator (%)12.0%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$13K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)22.5%2024
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)92.6%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$1K2021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)20.5%2019
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.05%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)2.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.06%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)4.40%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)8.7%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)2.17%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$28.01B2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)28.0%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)63.0%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-6.4%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-3.6%2026
Lending Interest Rate (%)14.8%2020
Deposit Interest Rate (%)5.8%2020
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$9.34B2023
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)1,381.622020
Broad Money (% of GDP)69.2%2020

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Merchandise Exports (USD)$14.92B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$12.45B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.5%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$1.10B2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$1.15B2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)1.6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)5.2%2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)15.3%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$11.17B2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)1.3%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$7.06B2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$1.39B2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)1.8%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)29.0%2020
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)47.8%2021
Account Ownership, Female (%)46.2%2021
Account Ownership, Male (%)49.5%2021

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population54.5M2024
Population Growth (%)0.7%2024
Population Density (per km²)832023
Surface Area (sq km)676,5902023
Land Area (sq km)652,6702023
Urban Population (%)30.4%2024
Urban Population (total)16.6M2024
Rural Population (%)69.6%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth66.9 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male63.8 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female70.2 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.12023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)16.72023
Death Rate (per 1,000)9.22023
Net Migration-39,6612025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)24.3%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)68.4%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)7.3%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)46.2%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)263.22023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)153.82023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force22.9M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)55.1%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)40.9%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)69.7%2025
Unemployment (%)3.0%2025
Female Unemployment (%)3.5%2025
Male Unemployment (%)2.8%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)9.8%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)45.0%2025
Employment in Industry (%)18.2%2025
Employment in Services (%)36.9%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)62.9%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)34.5%2025
Employers (% of total employment)2.6%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)37.7%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary242018
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary272018
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)36.3%2019

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.5%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$562023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.5%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)71.1%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.82019
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)0.22022
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.12020
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)38.72023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)34.62023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)42.72023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)21.6%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)71.1%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)7.3%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)71.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)71.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.202024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)4822024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)69.5%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)19.3%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)2.92021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.92020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)4002022
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)3542022
Renewable Electricity Output (%)62.1%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)62.9%2021
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)53.5%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)32.32020
Forest Area (%)42.4%2023
Forest Area (sq km)276,7482023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)4.0%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.5%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)85.7%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)74.2%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)19.9%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)3,7922023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)77.02022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)94.22022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)35.52022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)7.5M2023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)24.72023
Agricultural Irrigated Land (%)13.2%2020
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)3.3%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)58.5%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)2.82023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)23.62024
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.02%2023
Scientific Journal Articles1632022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$276.7M2024
Researchers in R&D (per million)282023

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried3.5M2023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)9.92023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)846,4262022
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.302018
Electricity from Oil (%)0.5%2022
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)15.3%2021
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)34.8%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)130.6%2017
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)33.52023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092018

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-1.222023
Government Effectiveness-1.752023
Regulatory Quality-1.442023
Voice & Accountability-1.842023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)11.8%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)3.8%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)6.1%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)4.7%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)6.8%2024
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.9%2020
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)2.62023

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.482020
Human Capital Index, Female0.492020
Human Capital Index, Male0.462020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.8 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals903,0002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$2.50B2019
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$214.0M2019
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)14.3%2019
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$18.0M2019

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City5.8M2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)13.5%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)58.3%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)0.6%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)60.5%2024