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Myanmar

MM

Naypyidaw · pop. 51M · Burmese · Burmese kyat

conflict

1 event · 2 killed · 2 civilians

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#113

A major climb in export sophistication, from #135 in 1995.

2024 · −0.94

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−1.97
1996−1.970 pts
1997−1.83+0.14 pts
1998−1.93−0.10 pts
1999−1.70+0.23 pts
2000−1.84−0.14 pts
2001−1.95−0.11 pts
2002−1.96−0.01 pts
2003−1.86+0.10 pts
2004−1.78+0.07 pts
2005−1.95−0.17 pts
2006−1.97−0.02 pts
2007−1.95+0.02 pts
2008−2.17−0.22 pts
2009low−2.31−0.13 pts
2010−2.17+0.14 pts
2011−1.79+0.38 pts
2012−1.58+0.21 pts
2013−1.60−0.02 pts
2014−1.80−0.20 pts
2015−1.57+0.23 pts
2016−1.25+0.32 pts
2017−1.04+0.21 pts
2018−1.01+0.04 pts
2019−1.19−0.18 pts
2020−1.10+0.09 pts
2021high−0.90+0.20 pts
2022−1.06−0.16 pts
2023−1.03+0.03 pts
2024latest−0.94+0.09 pts

economic momentum

$1,359

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $1,359

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$53
1991low$51−3.5%
1992$59+14.9%
1993$76+29.4%
1994$105+38.3%
1995$124+17.8%
1996$142+14.3%
1997$108−23.9%
1998$146+35.1%
1999$189+29.8%
2000$197+3.8%
2001$142−28.0%
2002$147+3.6%
2003$224+53.0%
2004$225+0.1%
2005$253+12.6%
2006$303+20.1%
2007$419+38.2%
2008$658+57.0%
2009$758+15.2%
2010$1,011+33.2%
2011$1,214+20.1%
2012$1,203−0.9%
2013$1,199−0.3%
2014$1,293+7.8%
2015$1,167−9.8%
2016$1,229+5.4%
2017$1,273+3.5%
2018$1,298+2.0%
2019$1,426+9.8%
2020high$1,490+4.5%
2021$1,243−16.6%
2022$1,158−6.8%
2023$1,233+6.5%
2024latest$1,359+10.2%

prices

8.8%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2019. The world’s median was 2.4%.

2019 · 8.8%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
199017.6%
199132.3%+14.6 pts
199221.9%−10.4 pts
199331.8%+9.92 pts
199424.1%−7.73 pts
199525.2%+1.10 pts
199616.3%−8.92 pts
199729.7%+13.4 pts
199851.5%+21.8 pts
199918.4%−33.1 pts
2000low−0.1%−18.5 pts
200121.1%+21.2 pts
2002high57.1%+36.0 pts
200336.6%−20.5 pts
20044.5%−32.1 pts
20059.4%+4.83 pts
200620.0%+10.6 pts
200735.0%+15.0 pts
200826.8%−8.23 pts
20091.5%−25.3 pts
20107.7%+6.25 pts
20115.0%−2.70 pts
20121.5%−3.55 pts
20135.6%+4.18 pts
20145.0%−0.69 pts
20159.5%+4.50 pts
20166.9%−2.53 pts
20174.6%−2.36 pts
20186.9%+2.30 pts
2019latest8.8%+1.95 pts

demographic curve

2.1 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 4.8 in 1980.

2024 · 2.1

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19605.9
19615.90.0%
19625.9+0.1%
19635.90.0%
19645.90.0%
1965high5.9+0.1%
19665.9−0.6%
19675.8−0.6%
19685.8−0.8%
19695.7−0.9%
19705.7−1.1%
19715.6−1.2%
19725.5−1.6%
19735.4−1.7%
19745.3−1.7%
19755.2−1.7%
19765.2−1.7%
19775.1−1.7%
19785.0−1.7%
19794.9−1.8%
19804.8−2.2%
19814.7−2.1%
19824.7−0.6%
19834.6−0.6%
19844.5−2.5%
19854.3−4.4%
19864.1−5.4%
19873.9−5.4%
19883.7−4.9%
19893.6−2.1%
19903.5−2.5%
19913.4−2.1%
19923.4−2.3%
19933.3−2.2%
19943.2−2.3%
19953.1−2.4%
19963.1−2.2%
19973.0−2.4%
19982.9−2.4%
19992.9−2.1%
20002.8−1.3%
20012.8−0.7%
20022.8−1.0%
20032.7−3.1%
20042.6−3.4%
20052.5−2.8%
20062.5−1.7%
20072.4−1.0%
20082.4−1.8%
20092.4−1.5%
20102.3−1.4%
20112.3−1.2%
20122.3−1.3%
20132.3−0.5%
20142.3−0.5%
20152.3+0.6%
20162.3+0.2%
20172.3−0.8%
20182.2−1.1%
20192.2−1.0%
20202.2−1.2%
20212.2−1.0%
20222.1−1.3%
20232.1−0.8%
2024latest2.1−0.8%

Metrics

  1. population
    51M
    29 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $67B
    87 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $1,233
    144 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $2B
    63 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    3.8%
    15 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    677K km²
    41 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    75.3 /km²
    83 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    66.9 yr
    138 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    59%
    115 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.58 t
    127 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    30%
    152 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.1
    83 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.1%
    165 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    3.4%
    62 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.0%
    121 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    28
    110 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    163
    126 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    5%
    86 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    30.7
    35 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    10%
    62 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    94%
    44 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.01
    162 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    16
    153 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    46.1
    125 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.609
    123 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    0
    149 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    1.3M
    6 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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