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Government debt — Myanmar

Government debt in Myanmar in 2031 — 48.5%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 184. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 160.1 pp.

2031 48.5% −0.9 pp vs 2030
World rank 90of 184
Period maximum 262%2001
Period minimum 34.5%2014

Trend over time

1998–2031 · % of GDP

Government debt — Myanmar, 1998–203101002003001998200220062010201420182022202620301998: 208.6%1999: 150.7%2000: 164.5%2001: 262%2002: 190.6%2003: 146%2004: 126.6%2005: 119%2006: 103.1%2007: 77.4%2008: 59.8%2009: 56.4%2010: 54.4%2011: 49.9%2012: 48%2013: 44.8%2014: 34.5%2015: 36.6%2016: 35.7%2017: 41.9%2018: 39.9%2019: 37.6%2020: 49.1%2021: 63.4%2022: 56%2023: 53.2%2024: 50.6%2025: 51.9%2026: 51.9%2027: 51.9%2028: 51.4%2029: 50.2%2030: 49.4%2031: 48.5%
Change over the period: −160.1 pp Annual average: -4.85 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 48.5%
World computed 102.5%
East Asia & Pacific computed 113.3%
South-Eastern Asia computed 65.2%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 64.8%
Government debt — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 48.5 −0.9 pp
2030 49.4 −0.8 pp
2029 50.2 −1.2 pp
2028 51.4 −0.5 pp
2027 51.9 +0 pp
2026 51.9 +0 pp
2025 51.9 +1.3 pp
2024 50.6 −2.6 pp
2023 53.2 −2.8 pp
2022 56 −7.4 pp
2021 63.4 +14.3 pp
2020 49.1 +11.5 pp
2019 37.6 −2.3 pp
2018 39.9 −2 pp
2017 41.9 +6.2 pp
2016 35.7 −0.9 pp
2015 36.6 +2.1 pp
2014 34.5 −10.3 pp
2013 44.8 −3.2 pp
2012 48 −1.9 pp
2011 49.9 −4.5 pp
2010 54.4 −2 pp
2009 56.4 −3.4 pp
2008 59.8 −17.6 pp
2007 77.4 −25.7 pp
2006 103.1 −15.9 pp
2005 119 −7.6 pp
2004 126.6 −19.4 pp
2003 146 −44.6 pp
2002 190.6 −71.4 pp
2001 262 +97.5 pp
2000 164.5 +13.8 pp
1999 150.7 −57.9 pp
1998 208.6 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BN Brunei Darussalam 1.2 TL Timor-Leste 16 VN Vietnam 26.6 KH Cambodia 27.8 ID Indonesia 42.2 MM Myanmar 48.5 LA Laos 51.7 PH Philippines 54.7 MY Malaysia 65.4 TH Thailand 69.7 SG Singapore 174.7
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About the indicator

Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook database: all liabilities that require future payments of interest and/or principal. It covers the central government, regional and local budgets and extrabudgetary funds where the data allow. The threshold of 60% of GDP is used in the EU Maastricht criteria as a benchmark of sustainability.

Important: The coverage of the government sector differs between countries; when levels are compared, it matters whether regional budgets are included.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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