East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income

Myanmar: the economy in numbers

Per person: $1,489, or $6,012 at purchasing power parity. Population: 54.9 million (2025).

$81.7B−2.0%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #85 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.0%.

GDP per capita

$1,489

2025 · #178 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$6,012

2025 · #159 of 197

Inflation

29.6%

2024 · IMF estimate 2025: 21.1%

Government debt

49.1%

2020 · % of GDP, general government

Population

54.9M

2025 · #27 of 217

Unemployment

3.0%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

67.1 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $5.94 billion in 1960, $81.7 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $273 per person in 1960, $1,489 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: 0.4% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 12 of 65.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose 11.2 times from 2000 to 2019. Highest annual inflation: 57.1% in 2002.

Shaded: IMF estimates from 2025, forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1998: 262.0% of GDP in 2001. IMF forecast for 2031: 56.0%.

Shaded: IMF estimates from 2021, forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Population

1960: 21.7 million · 2025: 54.9 million.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Unemployment rate

1991: 0.8% · 2025: 3.0%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 44.1 years · 2024: 67.1 years.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

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Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy
2031				0.9%^f	7.8%^f	56.0%^f
2030				0.9%^f	7.8%^f	55.7%^f
2029				1.2%^f	7.8%^f	55.3%^f
2028				1.6%^f	10.0%^f	55.3%^f
2027				2.0%^f	16.0%^f	54.6%^f
2026				2.0%^f	20.0%^f	53.3%^f
2025	$81.7B	$1,489	$6,012	−2.0%	21.1%^e	51.9%^e	54.9M	3.0%
2024	$74.1B	$1,359	$6,006	−1.0%	29.6%	50.7%^e	54.5M	2.9%	67.1
2023	$66.8B	$1,233	$5,958	1.0%	27.6%	53.2%^e	54.1M	3.0%	66.9
2022	$62.3B	$1,158	$5,731	4.0%	27.2%	56.0%^e	53.8M	3.1%	66.5
2021	$66.3B	$1,243	$5,178	−12.0%	9.6%	63.4%^e	53.4M	4.3%	65.6
2020	$79B	$1,490	$5,741	−9.0%	2.3%	49.1%	53M	1.5%	66.6
2019	$75.1B	$1,426	$6,101	6.6%	8.8%	37.6%	52.6M	0.4%	66.5
2018	$67.9B	$1,298	$5,581	6.3%	6.9%	39.9%	52.3M	0.8%	66.2
2017	$66.1B	$1,273	$4,706	6.1%	4.6%	41.9%	51.9M	1.4%	65.9
2016	$63.3B	$1,229	$4,460	5.9%	6.9%	35.7%	51.5M	1.1%	65.6
2015	$59.6B	$1,167	$4,459	7.0%	9.5%	36.6%	51.1M	0.8%	65.3
2014	$65.5B	$1,293	$4,376	8.2%	5.0%	34.5%	50.7M	0.8%	65.0
2013	$60.3B	$1,199	$4,144	8.4%	5.6%	44.8%	50.3M	0.8%	64.6
2012	$59.9B	$1,203	$3,845	7.3%	1.5%	48.0%	49.8M	0.8%	64.3
2011	$60B	$1,214	$3,579	5.6%	5.0%	49.9%	49.4M	0.7%	63.9
2010	$49.5B	$1,011	$3,348	9.6%	7.7%	54.4%	49M	0.7%	63.5
2009	$36.9B	$758	$3,040	10.6%	1.5%	56.4%	48.7M	0.7%	63.1
2008	$31.9B	$658	$2,748	10.3%	26.8%	59.8%	48.4M	0.7%	56.4
2007	$20.2B	$419	$2,459	12.0%	35.0%	77.4%	48.1M	0.7%	62.4
2006	$14.5B	$303	$2,153	13.1%	20.0%	103.1%	47.8M	0.7%	62.0
2005	$12B	$253	$1,860	13.6%	9.4%	119.0%	47.4M	0.7%	61.7
2004	$10.6B	$225	$1,601	13.6%	4.5%	126.6%	47.1M	0.7%	61.4
2003	$10.5B	$224	$1,385	13.8%	36.6%	146.0%	46.7M	0.7%	61.2
2002	$6.78B	$147	$1,204	12.0%	57.1%	190.6%	46.2M	0.7%	60.9
2001	$6.48B	$142	$1,069	11.3%	21.1%	262.0%	45.8M	0.7%	60.6
2000	$8.91B	$197	$949	13.7%	−0.1%	164.5%	45.3M	0.7%	60.4
1999	$8.49B	$189	$825	10.9%	18.4%	150.7%	44.8M	0.8%	60.1
1998	$6.46B	$146	$742	5.9%	51.5%	208.6%	44.3M	0.8%	59.9
1997	$4.72B	$108	$702	5.7%	29.7%		43.7M	0.8%	59.5
1996	$6.12B	$142	$661	6.4%	16.3%		43.2M	0.8%	59.2
1995	$5.29B	$124	$618	6.9%	25.2%		42.6M	0.8%	58.7
1994	$4.43B	$105	$573	7.5%	24.1%		42.1M	0.7%	58.3
1993	$3.16B	$76	$529	6.0%	31.8%		41.5M	0.8%	58.0
1992	$2.41B	$59	$494	9.7%	21.9%		41M	0.8%	57.7
1991	$2.07B	$51	$447	−0.7%	32.3%		40.4M	0.8%	57.4
1990	$2.12B	$53	$441	2.8%	17.6%		39.8M		57.2
1989	$2.01B	$51		3.7%	27.2%		39.2M		56.9
1988	$1.54B	$40		−11.4%	16.0%		38.6M		56.6
1987	$1.56B	$41		−4.0%	24.8%		38M		56.4
1986	$1.58B	$42		−1.1%	9.3%		37.3M		56.1
1985	$1.48B	$40		2.9%	6.8%		36.6M		55.8
1984	$1.3B	$36		4.9%	4.8%		35.9M		55.6
1983	$1.38B	$39		4.4%	5.7%		35.2M		55.3
1982	$1.48B	$43		5.6%	5.3%		34.5M		55.0
1981	$1.11B	$33		6.4%	0.3%		33.9M		54.7
1980	$1.04B	$31		7.9%	0.6%		33.2M		54.4
1979	$952M	$29		5.2%	5.7%		32.6M		54.0
1978	$935M	$29		6.5%	−6.0%		32M		53.5
1977	$874M	$28		6.0%	−1.2%		31.4M		53.3
1976	$1.2B	$39		6.1%	22.4%		30.8M		52.9
1975	$1.06B	$35		4.2%	31.7%		30.2M		52.5
1974	$1.23B	$41		5.3%	25.2%		29.6M		52.1
1973	$720M	$25		−1.0%	25.2%		29M		51.8
1972	$662M	$23		2.4%	7.6%		28.4M		51.4
1971	$587M	$21		4.1%	2.1%		27.8M		51.0
1970	$564M	$21		5.0%	−4.0%		27.2M		50.5
1969	$572M	$22		3.3%	−4.3%		26.6M		50.0
1968	$560M	$22		12.1%	2.4%		26M		49.4
1967	$420M	$17		−5.9%	0.8%		25.4M		48.9
1966	$293M	$12		−4.9%	25.5%		24.8M		48.2
1965	$367M	$15		10.7%	17.7%		24.3M		47.4
1964	$411M	$17		−5.9%	−0.5%		23.7M		46.7
1963	$599M	$26		13.3%	−2.7%		23.2M		46.0
1962	$635M	$28		4.1%	−1.6%		22.7M		45.3
1961	$606M	$27		0.5%	−0.1%		22.2M		44.6
1960	$545M	$25			7.4%		21.7M		44.1

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 2020–2024, World Bank for the other years.

Nearby economies in East Asia & Pacific

Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.

Laos

$2,325 per person (2025)

Vietnam

$5,066 per person (2025)

Thailand

$8,057 per person (2025)

Cambodia

$2,872 per person (2025)

Macao

$75,902 per person (2025)

Hong Kong

$56,983 per person (2025)

Malaysia

$13,125 per person (2025)

Singapore

$98,814 per person (2025)

American Samoa · Australia · Brunei · Cambodia · China · Fiji · French Polynesia · Guam · Hong Kong · Indonesia · Japan · Kiribati · Laos · Macao · Malaysia · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nauru · New Caledonia · New Zealand · North Korea · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Philippines · Samoa · Singapore · Solomon Islands · South Korea · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu · Vietnam

Rankings

GDP by country · GDP per capita · Real GDP growth · Inflation by country · Government debt to GDP · Stock market to GDP · Population by country · Unemployment by country

Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Fiscal year: the IMF reports this economy by fiscal year (latest actual: FY2021/22), so IMF numbers can differ from calendar-year World Bank figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)