ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Myanmar

East Asia & Pacific. Lower middle income. Capital: Naypyidaw. Population 54,850,648 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
1,074 3,763 6,451 1995 2025 5,137
GDP growth (%)
−11.5 0.9 13.3 1995 2025 −2.0
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
1.0 28.5 55.9 1995 2019 8.8
Life expectancy at birth (years)
56.6 61.7 66.9 1995 2024 67.1

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 5,137 2025 −790 −177 160 of 199
GDP growth% −2.0% 2025 +7.0 pp −9.0 pp 202 of 209
GDP per person growth% −2.6% 2025 +7.1 pp −8.8 pp 200 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,320 2025 0 +90 177 of 201
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.3% 2025 −1.1 pp −5.5 pp 129 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 8.8% 2019 * +3.9 pp +7.4 pp –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 3.0% 2025 +1.6 pp +2.3 pp 144 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 54,850,648 2025 +1,834,126 +3,761,592 27 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.6% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.2 pp 128 of 217
Urban population% of total 30.6% 2025 +0.4 pp +0.9 pp 196 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.1 2024 +0.6 +2.1 177 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 32.8 2024 −5.6 −13.0 40 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.5% 2023 −0.1 pp +1.3 pp 141 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 93.5% 2020 * +8.7 pp – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 2.0% 2019 * – +1.2 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 45.4% 2020 * +34.5 pp +45.2 pp –
Access to electricity% of population 80.4% 2024 +12.1 pp +28.4 pp 170 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 30.7 2017 * – – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 10.3% 2017 * – – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 62.9% 2021 −5.9 pp −20.9 pp 34 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 5,663 −1.1 6,095 13,961 461 −0.3% 10% 12%
GDP growth 1.5% −0.5 4.3% 3.6% 6.9 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.7% −0.5 2.7% 3.4% 6.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,265 +1.0 2,750 7,690 56 +0.7% 4% 5%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 3.6% −1.1 1.9% 2.1% 2.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 5.4% +1.3 – – 2.5 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 1.9% +0.9 5.1% 3.0% 1.3 – – –
Population 52,818,695 +1.8 12,348,573 1,418,517 1,141,364 +0.7% 1,872% 1,944%
Population growth 0.7% −1.9 1.7% 0.6% 0.0 – – –
Urban population 30.1% +1.9 50.9% 65.4% 0.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 66.0 +1.7 67.9 73.0 0.6 – – –
Infant mortality 39.4 −1.6 28.7 13.9 4.0 – – –
Health spending 4.5% 0.0 4.5% 5.9% 0.7 – – –
Internet users 12.8% +2.5 – – 13.1 – – –
Access to electricity 66.6% +1.7 88.7% 100.0% 8.1 – – –
Renewable energy 68.5% −0.6 42.5% 11.4% 9.1 – – –

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