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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Myanmar economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Myanmar best banks and safest banks are also available.
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USD 5.6 billion (2018)
World Bank, data retrieved October 2019
Intl$ 328.4 billion (2018, estimate)
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
12.5% |
7.6% |
4.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 7.9% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | ||
8.2% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 6.7% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
N/A | N/A | 0.11% | 0.20% | 0.25% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
7.3% | 9.1% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 7.8% |
*Estimate
2015* | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
37.1% | 39.8% | 35.2% | 38.2% | 38.7% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-2.8% | -3.5% | -2.6% | -2.6% | -3.5% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-4.2 % (2018 estimate)
20% (2017)
0.09% (2018)
0.09% (2018)
Natural gas; wood products; pulses and beans; fish; rice; clothing; minerals, including jade and gems
Fabric; petroleum products; fertilizer; plastics; machinery; transport equipment; cement, construction materials; food products‘ edible oil
China 36.5%, Thailand 21.8%, Japan 6.6%, Singapore 6.4%, India 5.9% (2017)
China 31.4%, Singapore 15%, Thailand 11.1%, Saudi Arabia 7.5%, Malaysia 6.2%, Japan 6%, India 5.5%, Indonesia 4.5% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 2,989 million | USD 4,341 million | USD 3,554 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | USD 0.6 million | USD 23.1 million |
N/A
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
165 out of 190 countries
Starting a Business: 70 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 46 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 148 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 125 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 181 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 176 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 129 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 168 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 187 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 164 out of 190 countries
Ranking: 139 / Score: 53.6 (Mostly unfree)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital
Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2014 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
N/A | 46.38 million | 49.71 million | 51.85 million | 53.38 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
19.2% | 24% | 27% | 30.6% |
Total population: 75.6%
Male: 80%
Female: 71.8%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
29.5% (last available estimate, 2015)
38.1 (last available estimate, 2015)
Partly Free
Political Rights: 5
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 1% Mobile: 113.8% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)