Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.5% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Myanmar peaked at 7.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 137th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +85.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +131.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -47.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +68.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +106.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -64.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -36.1% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -35.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 72% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More economy & growth data for Myanmar
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 133.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.47 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Myanmar?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Myanmar was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Myanmar ranks 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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