Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 36.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.7%
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
10th
of 184 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2023
All-time low
7.3%
in 2003
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar, 1962–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar is 36.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar peaked at 36.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2003.
That places Myanmar 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.0% | — |
| 1963 | 15.2% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 17.1% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +41.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 17.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 13.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 7.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 32.4% | 36.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 38.4% compare
- 9 Anguilla 38.3% compare
- 11 Botswana 36.0% compare
- 12 Bhutan 34.4% compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 32.0% 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)
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 219.92 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 194.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar was 36.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.