GDP per capita growth in Myanmar
Myanmar: GDP per capita growth was -2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Myanmar, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Myanmar stood at -2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.1% on the previous year and down 143.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Myanmar peaked at 12.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -12.8%, in 1988.
Myanmar ranks 204th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | -8.0% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | -3.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -12.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | -2.1% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.8% | -12.6% | 3.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Myanmar
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2,100 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.70 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -3.52 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 3.06 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,320 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 167.97 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 79.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 72.30 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Myanmar?
- Gdp per capita growth in Myanmar was -2.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.8% in 1988.
- How does Myanmar rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Myanmar ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 143.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.