Source: world bank Nominal/PPP
Summary:
Myanmar GDP expanded from 1960 to 2024, increasing from $0.55 billion to $74.07 billion.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 7.96% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2020 and its lowest level in 1966. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 53.97%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 12 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
Myanmar Economic Phases (1960–2024)
Between 1960 to 2024, Myanmar experienced the following economic phases:
- Crisis (1964–1966) indicating severe economic downturn
- High Growth (1967–1968) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1972–1974) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1980–1982) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (1983–1984) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1985–1986) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (1987–1988) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1989–1990) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1992–1996) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1998–1999) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2005–2011) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2017–2018) indicating steady moderate growth
- High Growth (2019–2020) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2023–2024) indicating robust economic expansion
The most remarkable growth occurred in 1974 with an increase of 70.279%, while the largest decline was in 1964 at -31.315%.