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Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Myanmar: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 8.8% (2019). GDP deflator is 12.5% (2025), 23rd of 209 in the world and 2nd of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 14.8% (2020), 32nd of 136 in the world and 2nd of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Myanmar in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 8.8%2019 | — | — | -0.1% | 7.7% | 8.8%2019 | +7.4 ppsince 2009 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 12.5%2025 | 23/209 | 2/36 | 2.5% | 7.0% | 5.3% | +8.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 14.8%2020 | 32/136 | 2/24 | 18.8% | 20.9% | 14.8% | −6.1 ppsince 2010 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 9.0%2020 | 29/136 | 4/24 | 15.9% | 13.0% | 9.0% | −4.0 ppsince 2010 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1,381.622020 | 22/210 | 7/36 | 6.52 | 5.63 | 1,381.62 | +24,419%since 2010 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 6.0%2019 | 137/142 | 25/25 | 3.0% | 4.5%2012 | 6.0%2019 | +2.1 ppsince 2005 | 10.8% | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 14.4%2019 | 121/142 | 23/25 | 5.3% | 19.7%2012 | 14.4%2019 | +7.7 ppsince 2005 | 17.6% | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 13.8%2019 | 125/142 | 23/25 | · | 10.6%2012 | 13.8%2019 | +11.0 ppsince 2005 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 15.3%2024 | 111/119 | 15/16 | 72.8% | 20.2% | 17.3% | −0.8 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 29.0%2020 | 114/169 | 23/25 | 9.5% | 4.8% | 29.0% | +24.2 ppsince 2010 | 175.5% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 69.2%2020 | 58/146 | 19/24 | 31.5% | 23.6% | 69.2% | +45.6 ppsince 2010 | 211.5% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.32019 | — | — | 1.3 | 11.1 | 3.32019 | −71%since 2009 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 6.60%2024 | 5/156 | 1/18 | 2.18% | 3.90%2012 | 3.28% | +3.0 ppsince 2014 | 1.72% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- External debt−0.8 pp15.3% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+7.4 pp8.8% in 2019
- Reserves, months of imports−71%3.3 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Myanmar and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Myanmar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Myanmar | India | China | Bangladesh | Thailand | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 8.8%2019 | 2.4%2025 | 0.1%2025 | 8.8%2025 | -0.1%2025 | 7.7%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 12.5%2025 | 1.0%2025 | -0.9%2025 | 6.5%2025 | -0.9%2025 | 7.5%2025 |
| Lending rate | 14.8%2020 | 8.6%2022 | 4.3%2024 | 8.6%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 22.6%2010 |
| Real interest rate | 9.0%2020 | 5.6%2022 | 5.2%2024 | 2.0%2025 | 5.9%2025 | 12.3%2010 |
| Exchange rate | 1,381.622020 | 87.162025 | 7.192025 | 121.922025 | 32.882025 | 20,444.142025 |
| Tax revenue | 6.0%2019 | 6.9%2022 | 7.0%2024 | 7.6%2021 | 15.2%2024 | 12.1%2022 |
| Government revenue | 14.4%2019 | 9.4%2022 | 14.9%2024 | 9.5%2021 | 20.2%2024 | 13.9%2022 |
| Government expense | 13.8%2019 | 13.7%2022 | — | 8.3%2021 | 20.7%2023 | 10.3%2022 |
| External debt | 15.3%2024 | 18.6%2024 | 13.0%2024 | 22.3%2024 | 37.5%2024 | 115.4%2024 |