Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Myanmar

Government expense in Myanmar in 2019 — 13.78%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 138. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 10.72 pp.

2019 13.78% +7.39 pp vs 2018
World rank 120of 138
Period maximum 17.04%2015
Period minimum 2.81%2005

Trend over time

2003–2019 · % of GDP

Government expense — Myanmar, 2003–2019051015202003200520072009201120132015201720192003: 3.06%2004: 3.64%2005: 2.81%2012: 10.55%2013: 14.03%2014: 16.49%2015: 17.04%2016: 15.35%2017: 16.92%2018: 6.38%2019: 13.78%
Change over the period: +10.72 pp Annual average: 0.67 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Myanmar 13.78%
World 26.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 16.26%
Government expense — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 13.78 +7.39 pp
2018 6.38 −10.54 pp
2017 16.92 +1.57 pp
2016 15.35 −1.69 pp
2015 17.04 +0.55 pp
2014 16.49 +2.46 pp
2013 14.03 +3.48 pp
2012 10.55
2005 2.81 −0.84 pp
2004 3.64 +0.59 pp
2003 3.06

South-Eastern Asia, 2019

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

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.