Central government expense in Myanmar

Central government expense in Myanmar was equal to 13.8% of GDP in 2019.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2003 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Myanmar is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Myanmar, 2019 13.8% % of GDP
Change from 2018 +7.4percentage points 2018: 6.4%
World, 2019 26.7% Official aggregate

Central government expense in Myanmar over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period MyanmarWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 13.8% 26.7%
2018 6.4% 26.1%
2017 16.9% 26.3%
2016 15.3% 26.6%
2015 17.0% 26.8%
2014 16.5% 26.8%
2013 14.0% 27.1%
2012 10.6% 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 – 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 2.8% 25.1%
2004 3.6% 24.8%
2003 3.1% 25.2%
2002 – 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 – 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.4 percentage points from 6.4% in 2018.
  • Since 2003, when it was 3.1%, the figure has changed by +10.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 26.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2003 to 2019 for Myanmar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics