Myanmar

Economy

• GDP

  : 81.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 1489 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : -2.0 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 329.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 6012 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.23 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 8.8 % (2019)

• Unemployment

  : 3.0 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 9.8 % (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 0.1 % (2019)

• Total reserves

  : 9.3 B$ (2023)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.5 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 10.3 % (2017)

• Agriculture

  : 25.3 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 36.2 % (2025)

• Services

  : 38.5 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 3.4 % (2019)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (1989)

Demographics

• Population

  : 54.9 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.6 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -39 661 (2025)

• Population density

  : 82.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 67.1 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 2.10 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 16.5 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 9.18 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 30.6 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 69.4 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 22.9 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 3.2 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 46.2 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.2 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 0.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.0 % (2019)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.5 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 30.7 (2017)

• Internet users

  : 45.4 % (2020)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 114.3 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 80.4 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 85.7 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 5 $ (2017)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 25.5 % (2017)

• Primary school completion

  : 89.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 6.4 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 424.6 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 14.4 % (2021)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 53.4 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 7.2 % (2020)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 463 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 6.8 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 2 332 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 4.21 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.58 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 62.9 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 50.8 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 410.9 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 42.4 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 57.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 98.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 54.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 5.5 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 46.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 46.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.6 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.79 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 43.2 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 31.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 226 990 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 15.0 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 28 544 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 71.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 71.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 36.9 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 185.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 24.0 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 40.0 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 9.3 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 6.7 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 43.4 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 52.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.76 (2019)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.07 (2020)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 33.2 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 13.8 % (2019)

• Fiscal balance

  : -3.6 % (2019)

• General government debt

  : 60.0 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.5 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.25 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.56 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 2.58 (2023)

• Political stability

  : -2.09 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.81 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.42 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -2.12 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2025)

Business

• New business density

  : 0.39 (2018)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 27.7 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 1.1 B$ (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 4.29 (2025)