Services, value added in Myanmar
Myanmar: Services, value added was -2.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Myanmar, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Myanmar stood at -2.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 900.8% on the previous year and down 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Myanmar peaked at 14.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -14.7%, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 194th out of 198 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.
Services, value added in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.5% | — |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +41.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +170.9% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | -8.4% | -208.0% |
| 2021 | -14.7% | +74.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -126.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -67.1% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -116.5% |
| 2025 | -2.1% | +900.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -2.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -900.8% | -0.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 2.9% | 14.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -14.7% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 191 Micronesia (country) -1.6% compare
- 192 Mozambique -2.0% compare
- 193 Isle of Man -2.0% compare
- 195 Yemen -2.3% compare
- 196 Haiti -2.7% compare
- 197 Marshall Islands -3.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.1 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.13 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Myanmar?
- Services, value added in Myanmar was -2.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.7% in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for services, value added?
- Myanmar ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.