Myanmar GDP Trends from 1998 to 2024: A overall increase with some decline Flow

  • April 18, 2025

Myanmar's GDP changed from approximately $4B 838M in 1998 to $68B 6M in 2024, showing an overall 1305.7% sharply increased during the period.
The lowest GDP was recorded in 1998 at $4B 838M, and the highest in 2020 at $77B 801M.
Over the 26-year span, the GDP showed a overall increase with some decline trend, with an average annual growth rate of 10.7%. For comparison, the average annual growth rate of Thailand was 6.6%, and that of China was 9.8%.

Overview of Myanmar's GDP (1998–2024)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Myanmar recorded a 1305.7% sharply increased from 1998 to 2024.
The average GDP during this period was $39B 506M, and the median was $50B 292M.
GDP fluctuated within a range of $72B 963M, with a standard deviation of $26B 535M.
The average annual change was $3B 159M.


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Myanmar GDP from 1998 to 2024

The total market value of goods and services produced annually in Myanmar.

Parsing Data

Highest and Lowest GDP Records

  • Lowest GDP: 1998, $4B 838M
  • Highest GDP: 2020, $77B 801M
  • Most Recent GDP: 2024, $68B 6M

Notable Annual GDP Changes

  • 2011: Significant increase in GDP
  • 2021: Noticeable drop in GDP

Overall pattern: overall increase with some decline


Global Economic Events and Myanmar's GDP

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

  • Period: From 2019 to 2020
  • GDP Change: $68B 802M → $77B 801M
  • Outcome: sharply increased

2008 Global Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 2007 to 2009
  • GDP Change: $16B 760M → $28B 971M
  • Outcome: sharply increased

2001 Dot-com Bubble Burst

  • Period: From 2000 to 2001
  • GDP Change: $7B 261M → $6B 693M
  • Outcome: declined

1998 Asian Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 1997 to 1998
  • GDP Change: $0 → $4B 838M
  • Outcome: remained stable

Key Economic Indicators of Myanmar (1998–2024)

yearNominal GDPGDP per CapitaPPP per CapitaPPP GDPGDP GrowthCurrent AccountSavingsFiscal BalancePopulation
1998
$ 4B 838M
$ 109.09
$ 744.08
$ 32B 996M
0 %
-22.762 %
−11.72 %
-3.527 %
44M 345K people
1999
$ 6B 44M
$ 134.37
$ 806.67
$ 36B 285M
8.432 %
-14.582 %
−3.23 %
-3.1 %
44M 981K people
2000
$ 7B 261M
$ 159.29
$ 915.10
$ 41B 715M
12.418 %
-8.75 %
4.47 %
-4.479 %
45M 585K people
2001
$ 6B 693M
$ 145.10
$ 1,040.01
$ 47B 972M
12.468 %
-7.262 %
5.49 %
-4.768 %
46M 126K people
2002
$ 6B 496M
$ 139.44
$ 1,149.47
$ 53B 554M
9.928 %
-1.684 %
8.40 %
-2.733 %
46M 590K people
2003
$ 8B 336M
$ 177.44
$ 1,315.92
$ 61B 818M
13.196 %
1.262 %
10.61 %
-3.106 %
46M 977K people
2004
$ 10B 95M
$ 213.40
$ 1,547.52
$ 73B 204M
15.318 %
2.403 %
13.16 %
-3.462 %
47M 304K people
2005
$ 11B 382M
$ 239.13
$ 1,801.40
$ 85B 742M
13.567 %
5.554 %
17.21 %
-2.364 %
47M 598K people
2006
$ 12B 752M
$ 266.30
$ 2,091.35
$ 100B 148M
13.307 %
7.754 %
19.66 %
-2.394 %
47M 887K people
2007
$ 16B 760M
$ 347.81
$ 2,401.53
$ 115B 719M
12.5 %
2.911 %
15.33 %
-2.504 %
48M 186K people
2008
$ 23B 907M
$ 492.98
$ 2,615.97
$ 126B 863M
7.558 %
-3.353 %
11.06 %
-1.626 %
48M 496K people
2009
$ 28B 971M
$ 593.45
$ 2,729.38
$ 133B 244M
4.385 %
-3.261 %
14.40 %
-2.207 %
48M 818K people
2010
$ 35B 748M
$ 727.19
$ 2,887.35
$ 141B 939M
5.247 %
5.046 %
27.46 %
-3.902 %
49M 159K people
2011
$ 50B 292M
$ 1,015.56
$ 3,085.41
$ 152B 793M
5.471 %
-2.016 %
26.44 %
-3.351 %
49M 521K people
2012
$ 55B 131M
$ 1,104.64
$ 3,454.36
$ 172B 404M
6.486 %
-1.943 %
29.92 %
-1.396 %
49M 909K people
2013
$ 59B 176M
$ 1,175.91
$ 3,829.51
$ 192B 715M
7.899 %
-1.268 %
30.76 %
-0.435 %
50M 324K people
2014
$ 63B 153M
$ 1,244.18
$ 4,130.26
$ 209B 644M
8.2 %
-4.468 %
27.59 %
-0.066 %
50M 758K people
2015
$ 62B 655M
$ 1,223.74
$ 4,224.24
$ 216B 278M
7.473 %
-3.472 %
30.08 %
-1.615 %
51M 199K people
2016
$ 60B 90M
$ 1,163.79
$ 4,141.47
$ 213B 835M
6.408 %
-4.206 %
29.27 %
-2.603 %
51M 633K people
2017
$ 61B 267M
$ 1,177.08
$ 4,332.72
$ 225B 517M
5.75 %
-6.793 %
27.71 %
-1.524 %
52M 50K people