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Economy of Myanmar vs Paraguay compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has a GDP of $74.1B compared to $44.5B for Paraguay, ranking 85/197 and 98/197 by economy size, respectively.

Myanmar has $45.4B in government debt (62.6% of GDP), compared to $20.1B (43.9% of GDP) in Paraguay.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Myanmar
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Paraguay
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Myanmar Paraguay
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $545,098,448 $2,819,978,877 $288,884,368 $2,840,643,135
1961 $605,581,577 $2,833,276,800 $322,053,713 $3,036,655,622
1962 $634,528,872 $2,949,069,211 $360,698,413 $3,136,873,108
1963 $598,998,419 $3,342,749,158 $383,904,762 $3,284,628,970
1964 $411,419,906 $3,145,726,893 $408,349,206 $3,422,993,222
1965 $367,053,117 $3,482,088,444 $443,587,302 $3,634,122,580
1966 $293,103,479 $3,313,145,218 $465,888,889 $3,706,496,252
1967 $420,359,036 $3,116,832,787 $492,674,603 $4,045,654,270
1968 $559,956,130 $3,492,702,256 $517,650,794 $4,228,804,026
1969 $571,854,215 $3,607,672,972 $556,293,651 $4,427,606,506
1970 $563,555,631 $3,787,310,936 $594,611,111 $4,673,490,345
1971 $587,448,405 $3,943,725,456 $664,571,429 $4,932,315,341
1972 $662,213,083 $4,039,788,352 $769,039,683 $5,259,391,844
1973 $719,754,655 $4,000,678,162 $995,531,746 $5,643,475,390
1974 $1,225,589,878 $4,214,409,420 $1,333,475,397 $6,116,484,716
1975 $1,061,107,354 $4,389,421,587 $1,511,420,635 $6,535,613,449
1976 $1,204,699,849 $4,656,315,812 $1,698,960,317 $7,027,480,419
1977 $873,579,932 $4,933,473,074 $2,092,158,730 $7,835,224,753
1978 $935,408,775 $5,255,027,822 $2,559,857,143 $8,777,702,779
1979 $952,265,043 $5,528,356,401 $3,416,777,778 $9,818,926,783
1980 $1,038,225,167 $5,967,227,079 $4,448,087,302 $10,968,933,818
1981 $1,111,000,765 $6,346,489,388 $5,624,515,873 $11,974,835,381
1982 $1,481,165,468 $6,702,138,811 $5,419,411,765 $11,807,472,960
1983 $1,381,573,615 $6,996,435,938 $5,673,248,726 $11,448,216,676
1984 $1,304,063,253 $7,341,551,094 $4,502,462,807 $11,770,667,083
1985 $1,478,908,173 $7,550,858,733 $3,282,449,236 $12,303,070,325
1986 $1,582,873,750 $7,471,019,822 $3,723,993,943 $12,913,897,549
1987 $1,562,448,077 $7,171,758,277 $3,971,044,724 $13,893,068,568
1988 $1,541,088,312 $6,357,588,760 $4,255,683,528 $14,714,895,265
1989 $2,013,448,229 $6,592,520,573 $4,757,732,200 $15,735,403,257
1990 $2,115,193,513 $6,778,227,479 $5,812,114,523 $16,384,218,445
1991 $2,069,832,687 $6,734,127,185 $6,984,367,763 $16,956,625,718
1992 $2,411,552,289 $7,384,707,337 $7,157,424,031 $17,244,282,667
1993 $3,163,020,035 $7,830,700,107 $7,249,533,620 $18,095,522,438
1994 $4,432,257,174 $8,416,276,600 $7,870,982,005 $19,057,827,421
1995 $5,289,174,943 $9,001,043,827 $9,062,131,475 $20,358,106,834
1996 $6,123,556,717 $9,580,955,459 $9,788,391,781 $20,678,499,693
1997 $4,722,288,496 $10,122,431,106 $9,965,225,678 $21,555,788,372
1998 $6,459,461,639 $10,716,234,491 $9,260,481,572 $21,570,454,447
1999 $8,486,832,801 $11,889,140,285 $8,837,070,236 $21,275,784,845
2000 $8,905,066,164 $13,523,413,252 $8,855,705,140 $20,783,433,276
2001 $6,477,790,688 $15,057,508,855 $8,495,806,432 $20,610,088,071
2002 $6,777,632,512 $16,868,251,605 $7,196,260,657 $20,605,676,606
2003 $10,467,109,978 $19,203,491,833 $7,691,367,471 $21,495,995,448
2004 $10,567,354,056 $21,808,380,519 $9,624,440,836 $22,368,177,915
2005 $11,986,972,419 $24,767,548,772 $10,737,500,188 $22,845,400,902
2006 $14,502,553,710 $28,006,178,558 $13,429,430,050 $23,943,606,097
2007 $20,182,477,481 $31,364,521,323 $17,856,393,235 $25,241,738,121
2008 $31,862,554,102 $34,581,048,770 $24,615,267,664 $26,881,515,166
2009 $36,906,181,381 $38,229,352,561 $22,355,151,162 $26,811,317,495
2010 $49,540,813,342 $41,912,536,386 $27,260,886,405 $29,786,095,177
2011 $59,977,326,086 $44,256,068,473 $33,756,238,767 $31,062,837,785
2012 $59,937,796,648 $47,501,220,127 $33,271,921,136 $30,842,899,501
2013 $60,269,732,855 $51,503,673,421 $38,501,122,141 $33,400,724,749
2014 $65,531,374,200 $55,711,475,876 $40,377,929,296 $35,171,376,859
2015 $59,607,290,408 $59,607,290,408 $36,211,447,840 $36,211,447,840
2016 $63,298,361,996 $63,101,751,663 $36,089,700,223 $37,756,961,788
2017 $66,053,040,483 $66,973,743,449 $38,997,129,474 $39,573,101,424
2018 $67,860,515,990 $71,172,235,146 $40,225,448,341 $40,841,122,661
2019 $75,065,106,228 $75,854,734,834 $37,925,338,329 $40,677,000,527
2020 $79,006,113,643 $68,991,135,074 $35,432,178,068 $40,343,536,419
2021 $66,345,291,160 $60,700,903,303 $39,950,899,939 $41,964,030,301
2022 $62,253,049,892 $63,151,698,289 $41,952,910,858 $42,037,903,095
2023 $66,757,619,000 $63,756,973,610 $43,118,053,175 $44,139,473,680
2024 $74,079,772,652 $63,137,226,235 $44,458,118,400 $46,015,383,701

Economic indicators

Myanmar Paraguay
Gross domestic product
$74.1B
2024
$44.5B
2024
GDP rank
85/197
2024
98/197
2024
GDP growth
11%
2023-2024
3.11%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$1,359
2024
$6,416
2024
GDP per capita rank
165/197
2024
108/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,997
2024
$18,524
2024
Government debt
$45.4B
2024
$20.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.6%
2025
43.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$833
2024
$2,903
2024
Government debt per person rank
146/185
2024
104/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,798
2025
$5,493
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$313M
1999
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2017
35%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2017
2%
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
20.6%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
8.83%
2018-2019
3.84%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate n/a
6%
2024
Unemployment rate
1.48%
2020
5.69%
2024
Population
55119090
7079103

GDP per capita in Myanmar vs Paraguay

Myanmar's GDP per capita is $1,359, ranking 165/197, compared to $6,416 in Paraguay, ranking 108/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Myanmar ranks 153rd at $5,997, while Paraguay ranks 100th at $18,524.

Myanmar
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Paraguay
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Myanmar Paraguay
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $25.1 - $153.4 -
1961 $27.3 - $167.1 -
1962 $27.9 - $182.8 -
1963 $25.8 - $189.9 -
1964 $17.3 - $197 -
1965 $15.1 - $208.7 -
1966 $11.8 - $213.9 -
1967 $16.5 - $220.9 -
1968 $21.5 - $226.8 -
1969 $21.5 - $238.2 -
1970 $20.7 - $249 -
1971 $21.1 - $272.1 -
1972 $23.3 - $308 -
1973 $24.8 - $389 -
1974 $41.4 - $508 -
1975 $35.2 - $562 -
1976 $39.2 - $616 -
1977 $27.9 - $740 -
1978 $29.3 - $883 -
1979 $29.2 - $1,149 -
1980 $31.2 - $1,457 -
1981 $32.8 - $1,793 -
1982 $43 - $1,680 -
1983 $39.3 - $1,710 -
1984 $36.3 - $1,319 -
1985 $40.4 - $935 -
1986 $42.4 - $1,031 -
1987 $41.1 - $1,069 -
1988 $39.9 - $1,114 -
1989 $51.3 - $1,211 -
1990 $53.1 $441 $1,440 $5,637
1991 $51.2 $447 $1,685 $5,873
1992 $58.9 $494 $1,683 $5,952
1993 $76.2 $529 $1,662 $6,234
1994 $105.4 $573 $1,760 $6,542
1995 $124.1 $618 $1,979 $6,966
1996 $141.9 $661 $2,088 $7,040
1997 $108 $702 $2,079 $7,299
1998 $146 $742 $1,890 $7,227
1999 $189.5 $825 $1,766 $7,080
2000 $196.6 $949 $1,736 $6,937
2001 $141.5 $1,069 $1,638 $6,916
2002 $146.6 $1,204 $1,368 $6,924
2003 $224.3 $1,385 $1,444 $7,276
2004 $224.5 $1,601 $1,786 $7,686
2005 $252.7 $1,860 $1,971 $8,007
2006 $303 $2,153 $2,439 $8,561
2007 $419 $2,459 $3,212 $9,179
2008 $658 $2,748 $4,385 $9,867
2009 $758 $3,040 $3,942 $9,802
2010 $1,011 $3,348 $4,751 $10,893
2011 $1,214 $3,579 $5,805 $11,442
2012 $1,203 $3,845 $5,642 $10,954
2013 $1,199 $4,144 $6,436 $12,137
2014 $1,293 $4,376 $6,652 $12,607
2015 $1,167 $4,459 $5,879 $12,679
2016 $1,229 $4,460 $5,775 $13,329
2017 $1,273 $4,706 $6,152 $13,977
2018 $1,298 $5,581 $6,258 $14,139
2019 $1,426 $6,101 $5,821 $14,150
2020 $1,490 $5,741 $5,365 $14,309
2021 $1,243 $5,178 $5,977 $15,406
2022 $1,158 $5,732 $6,206 $16,347
2023 $1,233 $5,953 $6,300 $17,564
2024 $1,359 $5,997 $6,416 $18,524

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Myanmar's government spending was $15.2B, accounting for 21.9% of its GDP, while Paraguay's spent $9.43B, or 20.6% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 62.6% in Myanmar and 43.9% in Paraguay, ranking 73/185 and 121/185, respectively.

Myanmar
Government spending

Government debt
Paraguay
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Myanmar Paraguay
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1967 - - 12.2% -
1968 - - 13.5% -
1969 - - 14% -
1970 - - 13.3% 19.2%
1971 - - 12.3% 18.9%
1972 - - 12.5% 18.2%
1973 - - 11.2% 15.4%
1974 - - 9.44% 12.5%
1975 - - 10.5% 12.6%
1976 - - 9.8% 14.1%
1977 - - 11.2% 18.8%
1978 - - 11.9% 20.9%
1979 - - 11.7% 19.7%
1980 - - 11.6% 17.4%
1981 - - 13.3% 17.4%
1982 - - 13.2% 21.3%
1983 - - 13% 22.6%
1984 - - 13% 31%
1985 - - 11.4% 54.7%
1986 - - 9.25% 57.1%
1987 - - 10.1% 68.7%
1988 - - 9.75% 58.9%
1989 - - 11.8% 52.9%
1990 - - 10.5% 67%
1991 - - 11.4% 49.4%
1992 - - 13% 34.4%
1993 - - 12.9% 26.6%
1994 - - 14.5% 18.7%
1995 - - 15.7% 17.6%
1996 - - 16.9% 16.8%
1997 - - 18.1% 18%
1998 25.2% 225.7% 18% 22.1%
1999 22.8% 163.1% 19.2% 32%
2000 21.4% 178% 19.6% 33.6%
2001 19.1% 283.5% 19% 37.1%
2002 15.3% 206.3% 17.6% 50.5%
2003 14.3% 158% 15.8% 37.5%
2004 14.6% 137% 15.4% 36%
2005 14.6% 128.7% 14.6% 28.3%
2006 15.6% 111.5% 14.8% 21%
2007 15.7% 83.7% 13.7% 16.8%
2008 14.4% 64.7% 12.5% 16%
2009 14.4% 61% 15.2% 14.9%
2010 15.8% 58.8% 14.7% 13%
2011 15.6% 54% 15.6% 11.1%
2012 20% 51.9% 18.5% 12.3%
2013 23.9% 48.5% 17.5% 13.5%
2014 24.7% 37.3% 17.1% 15.6%
2015 23.7% 38.4% 18% 18.6%
2016 21.3% 35.7% 17.7% 19.4%
2017 19.7% 41.9% 18.1% 19.8%
2018 18.7% 38.7% 18.5% 22.3%
2019 20.5% 38.3% 20.2% 25.8%
2020 21.2% 48.7% 22.6% 36.9%
2021 20.6% 59.2% 20.4% 37.5%
2022 21.2% 55.6% 20.2% 40.5%
2023 21.2% 57.9% 21.5% 41.1%
2024 20.5% 61.3% 21.2% 45.2%
2025 21.9% 62.6% 20.6% 43.9%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Myanmar's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$3.94B, equivalent to -5.32% of GDP. This compares to Paraguay's deficit of -$952M, or -2.14% of GDP.

Over the past 27 years, Myanmar recorded a fiscal deficit in 27 of those years, while Paraguay ran a deficit in 16 years. On average, Myanmar posted an annual deficit equal to -3.96% of GDP, compared to deficit of -0.55% of GDP for Paraguay.

Deficit/surplus
Myanmar

Paraguay
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Myanmar Paraguay
1967 - -1.7%
1968 - -2.34%
1969 - -1.62%
1970 - -1.26%
1971 - -1.25%
1972 - -2.51%
1973 - -0.91%
1974 - 1.67%
1975 - -1.24%
1976 - -0.06%
1977 - -0.19%
1978 - -3.42%
1979 - 4.13%
1980 - 3.4%
1981 - 0.15%
1982 - 1.52%
1983 - 0.27%
1984 - -0.42%
1985 - 0.85%
1986 - 3.08%
1987 - 2.68%
1988 - 3.01%
1989 - 5.48%
1990 - 7.56%
1991 - 3.41%
1992 - 3.1%
1993 - 4.27%
1994 - 4.59%
1995 - 2.78%
1996 - 2.43%
1997 - 3%
1998 -4.89% 4.28%
1999 -4.46% 2.67%
2000 -6.03% -0.55%
2001 -6.34% 0.07%
2002 -4.01% -1.89%
2003 -4.24% 0.06%
2004 -4.62% 0.77%
2005 -3.49% 0.71%
2006 -3.42% 1.43%
2007 -3.52% 1.14%
2008 -2.73% 1.79%
2009 -3.55% -0.83%
2010 -5.4% 0.07%
2011 -4.82% 0.98%
2012 -2.7% -1.58%
2013 -1.53% -1.32%
2014 -1.06% -0.27%
2015 -4.33% -0.44%
2016 -2.53% -0.37%
2017 -3.42% -0.44%
2018 -2.77% -1.01%
2019 -4.7% -2.5%
2020 -6.56% -5.72%
2021 -2.53% -3.39%
2022 -2.78% -2.64%
2023 -5.22% -3.81%
2024 -5.32% -2.14%
2025 -5.71% -1.62%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 24 years, Myanmar has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 16.2%, compared with 6.65% in Paraguay. In 2019, inflation was 8.83% in Myanmar and 3.84% in Paraguay.

Inflation
Myanmar

Paraguay
Year Inflation
Myanmar Paraguay Myanmar Paraguay
1996 16.3% 9.8%
1997 29.7% 6.95%
1998 51.5% 11.6%
1999 18.4% 6.75%
2000 -0.11% 8.98%
2001 21.1% 7.27%
2002 57.1% 10.5%
2003 36.6% 14.2%
2004 4.53% 4.32%
2005 9.37% 6.81%
2006 20% 9.59%
2007 35% 8.13%
2008 26.8% 10.2%
2009 1.47% 2.59%
2010 7.72% 4.65%
2011 5.02% 8.25%
2012 1.47% 3.68%
2013 5.64% 2.68%
2014 4.95% 5.03%
2015 9.45% 3.13%
2016 6.93% 4.09%
2017 4.57% 3.6%
2018 6.87% 3.98%
2019 8.83% 2.76%
2020 - 1.77%
2021 - 4.79%
2022 - 9.77%
2023 - 4.63%
2024 - 3.84%

Top exports between countries

Myanmar
Export category Export value
Textiles & consumer goods $1.66M
Raw materials & minerals $8K
Paraguay
Export category Export value
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $25.3M
Raw agricultural goods $626K
Animal & marine products $32K

Balance of trade

Myanmar Paraguay
Current account balance
$67.7M
2019
-$1.74B
2024
Current account balance ranking
70/189
2019
138/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
+0.09%
2019
-3.92%
2024
Goods imports
$13.7B
2019
$15.8B
2024
Goods exports
$10.8B
2019
$14.7B
2024
Service imports
$3.66B
2019
$2.54B
2024
Service exports
$6.68B
2019
$2.65B
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP n/a
39.6%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
37.2%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Myanmar Paraguay
Economic freedom 43.7 65.2
Economic freedom ranking 182/197 66/197
Property rights 17.3 45
Government integrity 18.7 27.7
Judicial effectiveness 4.2 37.3
Tax burden 88.6 97
Government spending 84 87.1
Fiscal health 39.9 79.3
Business freedom 39.9 73.2
Labor freedom 53.2 48.2
Monetary freedom 59.7 74.6
Trade freedom 68.6 78.2
Investment freedom 30 75
Financial freedom 20 60

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Myanmar is 43.7, ranking 182/197, compared to 65.2 for Paraguay, ranking 66/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Myanmar
Paraguay
Year Economic freedom index
Myanmar Paraguay
1995 - 65.9
1996 45.1 67.1
1997 45.4 67.3
1998 45.7 65.2
1999 46.4 63.7
2000 47.9 64
2001 46.1 60.3
2002 45.5 59.6
2003 44.9 58.2
2004 43.6 56.7
2005 40.5 53.4
2006 40 55.6
2007 41 58.3
2008 39.5 60
2009 37.7 61
2010 36.7 61.3
2011 37.8 62.3
2012 38.7 61.8
2013 39.2 61.1
2014 46.5 62
2015 46.9 61.1
2016 48.7 61.5
2017 52.5 62.4
2018 53.9 62.1
2019 53.6 61.8
2020 54 63
2021 55.2 62.6
2022 49.6 62.9
2023 46.5 61
2024 42.2 60.1
2025 43.7 65.2

More economic indicators

Myanmar Paraguay
Services, % of GDP
41.4%
2024
48.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2024
32.5%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
20.8%
2024
10.7%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$66.3B
2024
$43.6B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$5,920
2024
$17,900
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.34B
2023
$9.89B
2023
Total reserves ranking
81/177
2023
76/177
2023
Net foreign direct investment
-$1.74B
2019
-$335M
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$1.1B
2024
$400M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$0
1989
$64.8M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
1.39%
2023
4.36%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
24.8%
2017
20.1%
2024
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
n/a
22.8%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.