Services, value added (% of GDP) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 38.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Myanmar, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Myanmar is 38.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Myanmar peaked at 41.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2011.
That places Myanmar 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 37.1% | — |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 38.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 38.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.2%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 37.1% | 37.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 36.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.5% | 40.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Myanmar?
- Services, value added in Myanmar was 38.5% 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 41.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for services, value added?
- Myanmar ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 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.