Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Myanmar
Myanmar: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was -3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar is -3.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.4% on the previous year and down 156.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar peaked at 12.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -8.4%, in 2020.
That places Myanmar 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +113.0% |
| 2020 | -8.4% | -201.3% |
| 2021 | -2.2% | -74.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -174.2% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -101.9% |
| 2024 | -2.0% | +6733.3% |
| 2025 | -3.4% | +63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.4% | -8.4% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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- 190 South Sudan -2.8% compare
- 192 Equatorial Guinea -3.6% compare
- 193 New Caledonia -3.8% compare
- 194 Yemen -3.8% compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 14.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1327 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 163.59 current US$ per person (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 531.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 791,040 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar was -3.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.4% in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Myanmar ranks 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 156.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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