Myanmar
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 54.9 million (2025)
At a glance
- Myanmar's economy shrank 2.0% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Myanmar was US$1,489 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 3.1% of Myanmar's labour force had no job in 2025, a lower share than in most countries.
- Myanmar had 54.9 million people in 2025: about 0.7% of everyone on Earth, the 27th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Myanmar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −2.0% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | −1.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −12.0% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −9.1% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Myanmar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$1,489 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$1,359 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$1,233 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$1,158 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$1,243 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$1,490 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$1,426 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$1,298 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$1,273 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$1,229 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Myanmar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Myanmar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.9 million |
| 2024 | 54.5 million |
| 2023 | 54.1 million |
| 2022 | 53.8 million |
| 2021 | 53.4 million |
| 2020 | 53.0 million |
| 2019 | 52.6 million |
| 2018 | 52.3 million |
| 2017 | 51.9 million |
| 2016 | 51.5 million |
No recent World Bank figure for Myanmar: inflation, government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Myanmar since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.