Personal remittances received in Myanmar

Personal remittances received by Myanmar were equal to 3.4% of GDP in 2019.

Measure: Personal remittances received Unit: % of GDP Data: 1987 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Myanmar is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Myanmar, 2019 3.4% % of GDP
Change from 2018 −0.5percentage points 2018: 3.9%
World, 2019 0.7% Official aggregate

Personal remittances received 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.

Personal remittances received (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period MyanmarWorld
2025 – 0.8%
2024 – 0.8%
2023 – 0.8%
2022 – 0.8%
2021 – 0.7%
2020 – 0.8%
2019 3.4% 0.7%
2018 3.9% 0.7%
2017 3.7% 0.7%
2016 3.6% 0.7%
2015 3.2% 0.7%
2014 2.8% 0.7%
2013 2.7% 0.7%
2012 0.5% 0.7%
2011 0.2% 0.6%
2010 0.2% 0.6%
2009 0.1% 0.7%
2008 0.2% 0.6%
2007 0.4% 0.6%
2006 0.8% 0.6%
2005 1.1% 0.5%
2004 1.1% 0.5%
2003 0.8% 0.5%
2002 1.6% 0.5%
2001 1.8% 0.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 3.9% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 0.1%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 0.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1987 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: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data