Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar
Myanmar: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -3.35 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar stood at -3.35.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.4% on the previous year and down 156.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar peaked at 12.65 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -8.44, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.94 | — |
| 2001 | 9.73 | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 10.63 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 12.65 | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 12.45 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.52 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.08 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 9.39 | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 9.68 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.57 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 4.39 | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 6.12 | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 7.24 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 7.02 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.91 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 7.12 | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 7.51 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.91 | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 8.33 | +113.0% |
| 2020 | -8.44 | -201.3% |
| 2021 | -2.17 | -74.3% |
| 2022 | 1.61 | -174.2% |
| 2023 | -0.03 | -101.9% |
| 2024 | -2.05 | +6733.3% |
| 2025 | -3.35 | +63.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -3.35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -3.35 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -6733.3% | -0.03 | -2.05 |
| 2020 | -201.3% | 8.33 | -8.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.21 | 9.39 | 12.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 | 3.91 | 8.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.4 | -8.44 | 1.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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- 177 Iraq -2.22 compare
- 178 South Sudan -2.75 compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea -3.59 compare
- 181 New Caledonia -3.76 compare
- 182 Yemen -3.84 compare
More work & labour data for Myanmar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5269 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 29,392 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 32,967 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,258 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,401 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,659 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Myanmar was -3.35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 in 2003.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.44 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Myanmar ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 156.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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