Myanmar

Country in Asia

In brief

GDP growth per year: -2% (2025). World rank 202 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 44 of 47. Services, share of GDP: 38.5% (2025). World rank 188 of 200; in Asia, 44 of 47. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 6% (2019). World rank 137 of 142; in Asia, 30 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $59.6B → $81.7B, GDP per person $1,167 → $1,489, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,459 → $6,012. Worse than all its neighbours (Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, and Thailand): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP: $81.7B 2025
GDP per person: $1,489 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $6,012 2025
GDP growth per year: -2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $1,320 2025
Inflation: +8.8% 2019
Price level, USA = 100: 26 2020

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 25.3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 36.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 38.5% 2025
Unemployment: 3.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 9.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 40.9% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: No data
Imports, share of GDP: No data
Current account balance, share of GDP: +0.1% 2019
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 3.4% 2019
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 6% 2019
Currency: Myanmar Kyat (MMK)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 30.7 2017
Living on under $3 a day: 10.3% 2017