Revenue, excluding grants in Myanmar
Myanmar: Revenue, excluding grants was 14.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, revenue, excluding grants in Myanmar stood at 14.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Myanmar peaked at 22.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2001.
That places Myanmar 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 12.4% | — |
| 1974 | 9.9% | -20.1% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | +29.3% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 16.0% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 17.0% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +33.9% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +195.5% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -56.1% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +105.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 9.2% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 7.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 7.0% | 22.0% | 8 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Myanmar?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Myanmar was 14.4% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Myanmar ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.