Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 36.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.7%
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
10th
of 184 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2023
All-time low
7.3%
in 2003
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Myanmar, 1962–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Myanmar stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Myanmar peaked at 36.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2003.
Myanmar ranks 10th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.0% | — |
| 1963 | 15.2% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 17.1% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +41.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 17.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 13.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 7.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 32.4% | 36.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 38.4% compare
- 9 Anguilla 38.3% compare
- 11 Botswana 36.0% compare
- 12 Bhutan 34.4% compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 32.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Myanmar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,779 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.4% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Myanmar?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Myanmar was 36.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.