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Myanmar · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Myanmar

East Asia & Pacific Capital Naypyidaw Lower middle income Nation age 1,177 years (since 849) i MMR · MM
NationsTree Index 2025 i26.7169th of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.5 msee ranking Military strength i81percentile
Population i54.9 m27th of 217 Area i676,578 km²39th of 216 GDP i$81.67 bn85th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$329.74 bn intl.64th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$6,012 intl.160th of 199 Life expectancy i67.1 years177th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i15
Strength · trunk i49
Quality of life · crown i28
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i30
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i1
CSV

In short

Myanmar is 169th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 26.7 out of 100; its tree is 9.5 m tall.

It has 54.9 million people and an economy of $329.74 bn at purchasing power parity, 64th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (33rd of 212), Renewable freshwater per person (34th of 183) and Unemployment (43rd of 187).

Its weakest positions: R&D spending (109th of 110), Voice & accountability (202nd of 205) and Political stability (202nd of 207).

Over five years it fell from 147th to 169th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 676,578 39th/216
Land area ikm² 652,670 39th/216
Population ipeople 54.9 m 27th/217
Population growth i% 0.64% 128th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 83.5 119th/216
Urban population i% 30.6% 196th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 24.1% 103rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 7.5% 120th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $81.67 bn 85th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $329.74 bn 64th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $281.77 bn 64th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,489 183rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $6,012 160th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,320 177th/201
GDP growth i% -2.0% 203rd/210
Inflation i% 8.8%2019
Unemployment i% 3.0% 43rd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 51.9% 88th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.9% 147th/192

Main industries

70
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 25.3% 20th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 36.2% 25th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 25.1% 8th/192
Services i% of GDP 38.5% 188th/200

Trade

60
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 21.5% 36th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 40.0% 75th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 28.6% 52nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 6.0% 55th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 5.2% 99th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.8% 58th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.3% 129th/196

Natural resources

78
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 8.7% 51st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.06% 82nd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 4.40% 16th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.05% 36th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 2.00% 37th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.17% 34th/209
Arable land i% of land area 16.9% 64th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 18,654 34th/183

Tourism

66
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 903,000 101st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.50 bn 46th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 14.3% 44th/168

Society & health

29
Life expectancy iyears 67.1 177th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 36.9 148th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.76 110th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.1 113th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 71% 166th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 42.6%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 77.0%2018
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 14.0%2017
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 11.0% 122nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.5% 141st/193
Adult literacy i% 93.5% 45th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 20.4%2018
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.609 150th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 30.72017
Extreme poverty i% of population 10.3%2017

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 80.4% 170th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 59.7% 102nd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 60.5% 74th/144
Internet users i% of population 45.4%2020
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 114 108th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 2.9 152nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.99 151st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4,7461999
Air passengers carried ipassengers 3.5 m 70th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.58 47th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 62.9% 33rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 35.1 167th/200
Forest area i% of land area 42.0% 75th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 417 128th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 19.2 198th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 21.7 187th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 29.5 199th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 28.5 202nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 30.4 192nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 19.4 202nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.6 80th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $5.01 bn 48th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 6.6% 5th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 32.0% 2nd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 463,000 14th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.94% 30th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 70.0 m 56th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.02% 109th/110
Scientific articles iarticles 234 123rd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Pagan Kingdom, first state unifying the Irrawaddy valley (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Myanmar — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/myanmar. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Myanmar — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/myanmar. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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