Economy of Myanmar

Economy of Myanmar
Yangon, the financial center of Myanmar
CurrencyMyanmar Kyat (MMK)
1 October– 30 September
Trade organisations
WTO, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, RCEP, G77, AFTA, ADB and others
Country group
Statistics
Population 54,617,807 (2024 est.)
GDP
  • $64.94 billion (nominal; 2025 est.)
  • $326.89 billion (PPP; 2025 est.)
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • -1.1% (2024)
  • 1.9% (2025)
  • 2.1% (2026)
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Myanmar is the seventh largest in Southeast Asia. After the return of civilian rule in 2011, the new government launched large-scale reforms, focused initially on the political system to restore peace and achieve national unity and moving quickly to an economic and social reform program. Current economic statistics were a huge decline from the economic statistics of Myanmar in the fiscal year of 2020, in which Myanmar’s nominal GDP was $81.26 billion and its purchasing power adjusted GDP was $279.14 billion. Myanmar has faced an economic crisis since the 2021 coup d'état. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Myanmar GDP per capita in 2024 is estimated to reach $1.179