Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Myanmar
24.8% of people in Myanmar lived below the national poverty line in 2017.
The latest value for Myanmar is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Myanmar, 2017
24.8%
Change from 2015
−7.3percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Myanmar over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Myanmar |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.8% |
| 2015 | 32.1% |
| 2010 | 42.2% |
| 2005 | 48.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 32.1% in 2015, a change of −7.3 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 48.2%, the figure has changed by −23.4 percentage points.