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Myanmar

East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 7.3%
Current prices2025
82USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.7%
Current prices2025
1,502USD
Real GDP growth▼ 1.0 pp
Annual change2025
-2.0%
Inflation▼ 7.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
22.0%
Government debt▲ 1.3 pp
General government, gross2025
51.9% of GDP
Current account▼ 2.8 pp
Balance2025
0.4% of GDP
Population▲ 0.6%
Total2025
54.85million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-12.00.015.31999: 8.4%2000: 12.4%2001: 12.5%2002: 9.9%2003: 13.2%2004: 15.3%2005: 13.6%2006: 13.3%2007: 12.5%2008: 7.6%2009: 4.4%2010: 5.2%2011: 5.5%2012: 6.5%2013: 7.9%2014: 8.2%2015: 5.9%2016: 6.8%2017: 6.1%2018: 6.3%2019: 6.6%2020: -9.0%2021: -12.0%2022: 4.0%2023: 1.0%2024: -1.0%2025: -2.0%2026: 3.0% (IMF projection)2027: 3.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.5% (IMF projection)2029: 2.2% (IMF projection)2030: 1.8% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-19.80.047.51998: 47.3%1999: 26.8%2000: 4.3%2001: -19.8%2002: 21.9%2003: 47.5%2004: 8.0%2005: 6.9%2006: 16.6%2007: 34.4%2008: 20.9%2009: 3.7%2010: 5.9%2011: 6.8%2012: 0.4%2013: 6.4%2014: 5.7%2015: 10.0%2016: 6.8%2017: 4.0%2018: 7.3%2019: 9.1%2020: 2.3%2021: 9.6%2022: 27.2%2023: 27.6%2024: 29.6%2025: 22.0%2026: 19.0% (IMF projection)2027: 16.0% (IMF projection)2028: 10.0% (IMF projection)2029: 7.8% (IMF projection)2030: 7.8% (IMF projection)2031: 7.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %-12.04.01.0-1.0-2.03.03.02.52.21.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %9.627.227.629.622.019.016.010.07.87.8
GDP, current prices USD bn5567677782848794103108
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,0351,2541,2341,4081,5021,5191,5651,6861,8441,910
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD4,3434,8064,9985,0395,0475,3155,5635,7655,9656,155
General government gross debt % of GDP63.456.053.250.651.951.951.951.450.249.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.2-2.8-2.8-4.1-4.9-5.0-5.0-4.3-3.6-3.5
Current account balance % of GDP-2.8-3.5-2.93.10.4-1.1-1.7-2.0-2.0-2.1
Population million53.3953.7654.1354.5054.8555.1855.5055.8056.0956.35

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.02622000: 164%2001: 262%2002: 191%2003: 146%2004: 127%2005: 119%2006: 103%2007: 77%2008: 60%2009: 56%2010: 54%2011: 50%2012: 48%2013: 45%2014: 34%2015: 37%2016: 36%2017: 42%2018: 40%2019: 38%2020: 49%2021: 63%2022: 56%2023: 53%2024: 51%2025: 52%2026: 52% (IMF projection)2027: 52% (IMF projection)2028: 51% (IMF projection)2029: 50% (IMF projection)2030: 49% (IMF projection)2031: 49% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-8.30.07.32000: -8.3%2001: -6.9%2002: -1.6%2003: 1.2%2004: 2.3%2005: 5.2%2006: 7.3%2007: 2.7%2008: -3.2%2009: -3.1%2010: 4.8%2011: -1.9%2012: -1.8%2013: -1.2%2014: -3.4%2015: -5.4%2016: -5.1%2017: -3.8%2018: -2.7%2019: -1.8%2020: -0.4%2021: -2.8%2022: -3.5%2023: -2.9%2024: 3.1%2025: 0.4%2026: -1.1% (IMF projection)2027: -1.7% (IMF projection)2028: -2.0% (IMF projection)2029: -2.0% (IMF projection)2030: -2.1% (IMF projection)2031: -2.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
201526.834.520.838.8
202525.336.225.138.5

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,320USD2025+7.3%
GNI, Atlas method72USD bn2025+14.9%
Life expectancy at birth67.1years2024+3.2%
Urban population30.6% of total2025+0.9 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)