Economic overview?
The economy contracted in the latest observation year
Total goods and services produced decreased from the previous year.
Growth -2.0%year 2025
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MMR Myanmar
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Economic contraction
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Area score: 45.6 /100
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Is the economy growing or shrinking? ?
Year 2025 growth was -2.0% compared with -1.0% in 2024 · Total goods and services produced decreased from the previous year.
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- CPI inflation · Observation year 2019
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40%Not a measure of accuracy · base year 2025
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45.6/100
Economic contraction
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Screening score, not event probability—Insufficient data
Inflation pressure
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Currency and external liquidity
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Insufficient data to score this area32.3/100
Government debt pressure
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Credit vulnerability
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Insufficient data to score this areaFigures and observation years
Sources and credits ↗| Indicator ? | Value | Observation year ? | Status ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth ? | -2.01% per year | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| CPI inflation ? | 8.83% per year | 2019 | Old · excluded from score |
| Current account balance ? | 0.09% GDP | 2019 | Old · excluded from score |
| Reserves in months of imports ? | 3.29months | 2019 | Old · excluded from score |
| Private sector credit ? | 28.98% GDP | 2020 | Old · excluded from score |
| Unemployment ? | 3.05% of labor force | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| General government debt ? | 51.90% GDP | 2025 | Used in assessmentMay be an estimate |