Tax revenue as share of GDP in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 6.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Myanmar, 1980–2019
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, tax revenue as share of gdp in Myanmar stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of up 116.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Myanmar peaked at 9.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2002.
That places Myanmar 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.0% | — |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +45.4% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -23.6% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +69.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -55.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +116.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 4.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.0% | 8.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Myanmar?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Myanmar was 6.4% in 2019, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2002.
- How does Myanmar rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Myanmar ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.