Current account balance in Myanmar

The current account balance of Myanmar was 0.1% of GDP in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest since 2010.

Measure: Current account balance (World Bank) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1976 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Myanmar is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Myanmar, 2019 0.1% % of GDP
Change from 2018 +3.9percentage points 2018: -3.8%

Current account balance 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.

Current account balance (World Bank) (% of GDP), 2001 to 2019
Period Myanmar
2019 0.1%
2018 -3.8%
2017 -7.4%
2016 -3.0%
2015 -5.2%
2014 -3.8%
2013 -0.6%
2012 -2.1%
2011 -2.6%
2010 3.2%
2009 2.7%
2008 3.9%
2007 6.8%
2006 5.5%
2005 4.9%
2004 1.0%
2003 -0.2%
2002 1.4%
2001 -2.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from -3.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 2.7%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1976 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, Balance of Payments Statistics