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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Myanmar: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Myanmar is placed 155th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 5,137 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 11.33 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
155th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 5,137GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 11.33Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -0.943Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Myanmar on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
5,137
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Myanmar: 5,137. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 139,593 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Bangladesh 8,677 · China 25,067 · India 10,039 · Laos 8,873 · Thailand 22,432
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Myanmar’s is from 2016 · CC BY 4.0
11.33
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Myanmar: 11.33. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 45.89 Thailand
- Land neighbours
- Bangladesh 42.51 · China 29.49 · India 21.46 · Laos 21.77 · Thailand 45.89
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.943
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 113th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Myanmar: -0.943. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 1.52 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Bangladesh -0.439 · China 1.271 · India 0.705 · Laos -0.703 · Thailand 0.812
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Myanmar, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 97.97 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Bangladesh 43.28 · China 89.38 · India 89.02 · Laos 37.65 · Thailand 91.82
02Over time
Which way Myanmar is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
MyanmarWorld median
Myanmar rose from 1,360 in 2000 to 5,137 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Myanmar World median 2025 5,137 17,265 2024 5,276 18,108 2023 5,364 17,686 2022 5,350 16,933 2021 5,178 16,260 2020 5,927 15,631 2019 6,563 16,761 2018 6,201 16,349 2017 5,878 16,129 2016 5,581 15,512 2015 5,314 14,857 2014 5,007 14,475 2013 4,667 14,681 2012 4,341 14,631 2011 4,079 13,916 2010 3,894 14,101 2009 3,578 13,655 2008 3,255 14,030 2007 2,968 13,755 2006 2,669 12,983 2005 2,378 12,023 2004 2,110 11,608 2003 1,874 11,183 2002 1,662 11,144 2001 1,498 10,907 2000 1,360 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
MyanmarWorld median
Myanmar rose from -1.843 in 2000 to -0.943 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Myanmar World median 2024 -0.943 0.1310 2023 -1.035 0.0710 2022 -1.061 0.0580 2021 -0.897 0.0010 2020 -1.096 0.0470 2019 -1.185 0.0300 2018 -1.007 -0.0150 2017 -1.045 0.0080 2016 -1.253 -0.0660 2015 -1.569 -0.0600 2014 -1.803 -0.0190 2013 -1.599 0.0140 2012 -1.580 0.0060 2011 -1.789 -0.0140 2010 -2.166 -0.0020 2009 -2.306 0.0990 2008 -2.174 0.0700 2007 -1.953 -0.0080 2006 -1.972 0.0740 2005 -1.954 0.0510 2004 -1.785 0.0505 2003 -1.856 0.0450 2002 -1.958 0.0100 2001 -1.950 0.0470 2000 -1.843 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
MyanmarWorld median
Myanmar rose from 22.78 in 2014 to 47.79 in 2021; the world median went from 51.96 to 73.7.
Every year’s figures
Year Myanmar World median 2024 — 73 2021 48 74 2017 26 59 2014 23 52 2011 — 37
03In context
Myanmar beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Myanmar and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand | 38th | 22,432 | 45.89 | 0.812 | 91.82 |
 China | =46th | 25,067 | 29.49 | 1.271 | 89.38 |
 India | 86th | 10,039 | 21.46 | 0.705 | 89.02 |
 Bangladesh | 117th | 8,677 | 42.51 | -0.439 | 43.28 |
 Laos | =138th | 8,873 | 21.77 | -0.703 | 37.65 |
| Myanmar | 155th | 5,137 | 11.33 | -0.943 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Myanmar in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Myanmar is ahead of the world, and behind
41 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Myanmar does better than the middle country measured.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.2651.451▲ Improved since 2014
Myanmar: 0.265 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 104th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9415.2843.94▲ Improved since 2014
Myanmar: 15.28 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 102nd of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.937.38512.93▲ Improved since 2014
Myanmar: 7.385 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 89th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.522.0927.5▲ Improved since 2010
Myanmar: 22.09 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8131.4541.81No earlier reading
Myanmar: 31.45 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 122nd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Myanmar does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.970.975▲ Improved since 2014
Myanmar: 0.97 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 61st of 119 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2137.856.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Myanmar: 37.8 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 100th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4213.1725.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Myanmar: 13.17 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 120th of 170 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8905,17712,890▲ Improved since 2012
Myanmar: 5,177 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 120th of 166 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3130.485▲ Improved since 2013
Myanmar: 0.313 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 128th of 170 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2394.24106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Myanmar: 94.24 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 156th of 195 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.43.5310.4No earlier reading
Myanmar: 3.53 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6731.3946.67▲ Improved since 2012
Myanmar: 31.39 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 161st of 195 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.846.563.8No earlier reading
Myanmar: 46.5 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 82nd of 99 by World Energy Council.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5217.328.52No real change since 2022
Myanmar: 17.3 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 122nd of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1920.5440.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Myanmar: 20.54 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 173rd of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9528.01701.95No earlier reading
Myanmar: 28.01 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 134th of 145 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-1.456-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Myanmar: -1.456 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 196th of 209 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.12.0116.1No real change since 2013
Myanmar: 2.01 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0876.96106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Myanmar: 76.96 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 190th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.396-2.0123.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Myanmar: -2.012 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 182nd of 186 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.0230.814No real change since 2017
Myanmar: 0.023 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 84 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0635.52107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Myanmar: 35.52 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 194th of 194 · derived.
No better end18
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2625.111.26Moved since 2015
Myanmar: 25.1 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 6th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57225.36.572Moved since 2015
Myanmar: 25.3 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 16th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.30612.523.306Moved since 2015
Myanmar: 12.52 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6536.224.65No real change since 2015
Myanmar: 36.2 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 22nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23123.51103.23Moved since 2015
Myanmar: 123.51 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7088.6791.708Moved since 2011
Myanmar: 8.679 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 49th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2351.7621.235Moved since 2014
Myanmar: 1.762 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9682.4531.968Moved since 2015
Myanmar: 2.453 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73277.15275.73No real change since 2016
Myanmar: 277.15 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.271-0.225Moved since 2014
Myanmar: -0.271 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1755.7767.17Moved since 2014
Myanmar: 55.77 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2404972,240Moved since 2022
Myanmar: 497 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1960.306Moved since 2015
Myanmar: 0.196 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,788782,9511,827,788Moved since 2014
Myanmar: 782,951 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 76th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4115.1427.41Moved since 2012
Myanmar: 15.14 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6023.1059.602Moved since 2015
Myanmar: 3.105 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.660.823.66Moved since 2012
Myanmar: 0.82 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.1890.523Moved since 2013
Myanmar: 0.189 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
No current reading for Myanmar
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2021), Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP) (last 2017), Adjusted Net Savings (last 2019), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2020), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Creative Services Exports (last 2013), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), General Government Consumption, Gini Index (last 2017), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2017), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Services Exports (last 2020), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2017), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2017), Logistics Performance Index (last 2018), Management Practices Index, New Business Density (last 2018), Palma Ratio (last 2017), Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Statutory Minimum Wage (last 2021), Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and Trade (% of GDP). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Myanmar’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Myanmar’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability59th of 1864/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality66th of 1592/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture91st of 1843/4 keys
- Energy94th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour109th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality136th of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 136th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing155th of 2004/4 keys
- Digital & Technology154th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience157th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital162nd of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties166th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation155th of 1763/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions173rd of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge192nd of 1982/4 keys
- Peace & Security175th of 1774/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Myanmar can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Singapore=24th4/4 keysThis page
Myanmar155th3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Myanmar and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Myanmar on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Myanmar rank on economy & innovation?
Myanmar is placed 155th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit and Economic Complexity Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Myanmar?
5,137 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Myanmar?
11.33 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Myanmar compare with India on economy & innovation?
India is placed 86th of 176, and Myanmar 155th. GDP per Capita (PPP): India 10,039, Myanmar 5,137; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: India 21.46, Myanmar 11.33; Economic Complexity Index: India 0.705, Myanmar -0.943.
How have Myanmar’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 1,360 in 2000 to 5,137 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -1.843 in 2000 to -0.943 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 22.78 in 2014 to 47.79 in 2021.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Myanmar?
No current reading is published for Myanmar on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP), Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Creative Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Logistics Performance Index, Management Practices Index, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 41 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Myanmar’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Myanmar (banner) — Soe Lin derivative work: JamesA, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Myanmar: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/myanmar/economy