Myanmar — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Myanmar, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Myanmar was -2.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.84% in 2003. The lowest was -12.02% in 2021 (about 6.0× the latest value).
Myanmar ranks 205 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Myanmar sits below it. It peaked in 2003 and has fallen 115% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 129%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 35 of 36 economies; New Caledonia (-13.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1585% in 1992. That is 273% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962; grown tenfold by 1963.
World ranking. Slipped: 93rd of 107 in 1961 → 69th of 119 in 1970 → 31st of 152 in 1980 → 98th of 176 in 1990 → 7th of 199 in 2000 → 17th of 209 in 2010 → 168th of 209 in 2020 → 182nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.01% | -1.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.97% | -1.9 pp |
| 2023 | 0.96% | -3.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.04% | +16.1 pp |
| 2021 | -12.02% | -3.0 pp |
| 2020 | -9.05% | -15.6 pp |
| 2019 | 6.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 6.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 6.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 5.86% | -1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 6.99% | -1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 8.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 8.43% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 7.33% | +1.7 pp |
| 2011 | 5.59% | -4.0 pp |
| 2010 | 9.63% | -0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 10.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 10.26% | -1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 11.99% | -1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 13.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 13.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 13.56% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 13.84% | +1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 12.03% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 11.34% | -2.4 pp |
| 2000 | 13.75% | +2.8 pp |
| 1999 | 10.95% | +5.1 pp |
| 1998 | 5.87% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 5.65% | -0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 6.44% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 6.95% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 7.48% | +1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 6.04% | -3.6 pp |
| 1992 | 9.66% | +10.3 pp |
| 1991 | -0.65% | -3.5 pp |
| 1990 | 2.82% | -0.9 pp |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +15.0 pp |
| 1988 | -11.35% | -7.3 pp |
| 1987 | -4.01% | -2.9 pp |
| 1986 | -1.06% | -3.9 pp |
| 1985 | 2.85% | -2.1 pp |
| 1984 | 4.93% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 4.39% | -1.2 pp |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -0.8 pp |
| 1981 | 6.36% | -1.6 pp |
| 1980 | 7.94% | +2.7 pp |
| 1979 | 5.2% | -1.3 pp |
| 1978 | 6.52% | +0.6 pp |
| 1977 | 5.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 6.08% | +1.9 pp |
| 1975 | 4.15% | -1.2 pp |
| 1974 | 5.34% | +6.3 pp |
| 1973 | -0.97% | -3.4 pp |
| 1972 | 2.44% | -1.7 pp |
| 1971 | 4.13% | -0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 4.98% | +1.7 pp |
| 1969 | 3.29% | -8.8 pp |
| 1968 | 12.06% | +18.0 pp |
| 1967 | -5.93% | -1.1 pp |
| 1966 | -4.85% | -15.5 pp |
| 1965 | 10.69% | +16.6 pp |
| 1964 | -5.89% | -19.2 pp |
| 1963 | 13.35% | +9.3 pp |
| 1962 | 4.09% | +3.6 pp |
| 1961 | 0.47% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Myanmar’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.09% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Myanmar’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -526.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -2.01%; 2024: -0.97%; 2023: 0.96%; 2022: 4.04%; 2021: -12.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.