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Economy of Myanmar vs Taiwan compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has a GDP of $74.1B compared to $797B for Taiwan, ranking 85/197 and 22/197 by economy size, respectively.

Myanmar has $45.4B in government debt (62.6% of GDP), compared to $209B (24% of GDP) in Taiwan.

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 $
Taiwan
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Myanmar Taiwan
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $545,098,448 $2,819,978,877 - -
1961 $605,581,577 $2,833,276,800 $1,778,000,000 $8,679,929,611
1962 $634,528,872 $2,949,069,211 $1,960,000,000 $9,454,346,748
1963 $598,998,419 $3,342,749,158 $2,218,000,000 $10,464,907,675
1964 $411,419,906 $3,145,726,893 $2,592,000,000 $11,793,964,384
1965 $367,053,117 $3,482,088,444 $2,869,000,000 $13,190,336,174
1966 $293,103,479 $3,313,145,218 $3,207,000,000 $14,463,525,312
1967 $420,359,036 $3,116,832,787 $3,709,000,000 $16,077,852,678
1968 $559,956,130 $3,492,702,256 $4,325,000,000 $17,637,862,239
1969 $571,854,215 $3,607,672,972 $5,017,000,000 $19,323,708,846
1970 $563,555,631 $3,787,310,936 $5,785,000,000 $21,555,007,674
1971 $587,448,405 $3,943,725,456 $6,727,000,000 $24,445,797,153
1972 $662,213,083 $4,039,788,352 $8,063,000,000 $27,842,009,247
1973 $719,754,655 $4,000,678,162 $10,940,000,000 $32,847,062,458
1974 $1,225,589,878 $4,214,409,420 $14,739,000,000 $33,945,846,774
1975 $1,061,107,354 $4,389,421,587 $15,836,000,000 $36,044,903,890
1976 $1,204,699,849 $4,656,315,812 $18,988,000,000 $41,191,572,828
1977 $873,579,932 $4,933,473,074 $22,252,000,000 $45,893,568,392
1978 $935,408,775 $5,255,027,822 $27,373,000,000 $53,597,868,524
1979 $952,265,043 $5,528,356,401 $33,875,000,000 $59,870,085,548
1980 $1,038,225,167 $5,967,227,079 $42,292,000,000 $64,680,315,014
1981 $1,111,000,765 $6,346,489,388 $49,047,000,000 $67,783,428,692
1982 $1,481,165,468 $6,702,138,811 $49,540,000,000 $66,810,194,447
1983 $1,381,573,615 $6,996,435,938 $54,155,000,000 $71,137,046,806
1984 $1,304,063,253 $7,341,551,094 $61,036,000,000 $79,147,911,326
1985 $1,478,908,173 $7,550,858,733 $63,599,000,000 $82,460,447,325
1986 $1,582,873,750 $7,471,019,822 $78,347,000,000 $96,836,732,438
1987 $1,562,448,077 $7,171,758,277 $104,956,000,000 $129,675,882,423
1988 $1,541,088,312 $6,357,588,760 $126,378,000,000 $156,044,046,292
1989 $2,013,448,229 $6,592,520,573 $152,687,000,000 $183,784,649,810
1990 $2,115,193,513 $6,778,227,479 $166,392,000,000 $190,504,223,552
1991 $2,069,832,687 $6,734,127,185 $187,100,000,000 $206,988,834,464
1992 $2,411,552,289 $7,384,707,337 $222,947,000,000 $238,968,470,019
1993 $3,163,020,035 $7,830,700,107 $234,943,000,000 $243,364,255,376
1994 $4,432,257,174 $8,416,276,600 $256,213,000,000 $260,942,755,411
1995 $5,289,174,943 $9,001,043,827 $279,013,000,000 $277,583,630,009
1996 $6,123,556,717 $9,580,955,459 $292,473,000,000 $284,304,017,330
1997 $4,722,288,496 $10,122,431,106 $303,315,000,000 $288,489,435,863
1998 $6,459,461,639 $10,716,234,491 $279,926,000,000 $257,858,026,837
1999 $8,486,832,801 $11,889,140,285 $303,827,000,000 $285,370,494,339
2000 $8,905,066,164 $13,523,413,252 $330,725,000,000 $313,484,942,307
2001 $6,477,790,688 $15,057,508,855 $299,303,000,000 $285,512,538,534
2002 $6,777,632,512 $16,868,251,605 $307,429,000,000 $294,450,146,922
2003 $10,467,109,978 $19,203,491,833 $317,374,000,000 $308,324,316,262
2004 $10,567,354,056 $21,808,380,519 $346,881,000,000 $339,503,528,904
2005 $11,986,972,419 $24,767,548,772 $374,042,000,000 $371,706,869,424
2006 $14,502,553,710 $28,006,178,558 $386,492,000,000 $388,895,059,066
2007 $20,182,477,481 $31,364,521,323 $406,940,000,000 $411,645,733,929
2008 $31,862,554,102 $34,581,048,770 $415,824,000,000 $432,019,156,870
2009 $36,906,181,381 $38,229,352,561 $390,788,000,000 $405,487,441,747
2010 $49,540,813,342 $41,912,536,386 $444,245,000,000 $466,993,498,994
2011 $59,977,326,086 $44,256,068,473 $483,957,000,000 $519,940,525,565
2012 $59,937,796,648 $47,501,220,127 $495,536,000,000 $528,811,359,505
2013 $60,269,732,855 $51,503,673,421 $512,957,000,000 $539,165,671,117
2014 $65,531,374,200 $55,711,475,876 $535,332,000,000 $553,457,593,678
2015 $59,607,290,408 $59,607,290,408 $534,474,000,000 $534,474,000,000
2016 $63,298,361,996 $63,101,751,663 $543,002,000,000 $538,950,160,299
2017 $66,053,040,483 $66,973,743,449 $591,734,000,000 $593,383,986,358
2018 $67,860,515,990 $71,172,235,146 $610,744,000,000 $616,265,638,561
2019 $75,065,106,228 $75,854,734,834 $613,453,000,000 $619,320,922,242
2020 $79,006,113,643 $68,991,135,074 $676,935,000,000 $669,693,209,528
2021 $66,345,291,160 $60,700,903,303 $777,062,000,000 $754,527,202,297
2022 $62,253,049,892 $63,151,698,289 $765,529,000,000 $728,253,805,256
2023 $66,757,619,000 $63,756,973,610 $757,276,000,000 $704,527,158,972
2024 $74,079,772,652 $63,137,226,235 $796,904,000,000 $716,608,430,916

Economic indicators

Myanmar Taiwan
Gross domestic product
$74.1B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank
85/197
2024
22/197
2024
GDP growth
11%
2023-2024
5.23%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$1,359
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank
165/197
2024
34/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,997
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$45.4B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.6%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$833
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank
146/185
2024
61/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,798
2025
$17,771
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2017
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
15.9%
2024
Consumer prices inflation
8.83%
2018-2019
1.7%
2024-2025
Central bank interest rate n/a
2%
2024
Unemployment rate
1.48%
2020
3.38%
2024
Population
55119090
23308308

GDP per capita in Myanmar vs Taiwan

Myanmar's GDP per capita is $1,359, ranking 165/197, compared to $34,041 in Taiwan, ranking 34/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Myanmar ranks 153rd at $5,997, while Taiwan ranks 43rd at $50,500.

Myanmar
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Taiwan
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Myanmar Taiwan
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $25.1 - - -
1961 $27.3 - $161.2 -
1962 $27.9 - $172 -
1963 $25.8 - $188.6 -
1964 $17.3 - $213.6 -
1965 $15.1 - $229.3 -
1966 $11.8 - $249.1 -
1967 $16.5 - $280.8 -
1968 $21.5 - $319 -
1969 $21.5 - $357 -
1970 $20.7 - $397 -
1971 $21.1 - $451 -
1972 $23.3 - $530 -
1973 $24.8 - $706 -
1974 $41.4 - $934 -
1975 $35.2 - $985 -
1976 $39.2 - $1,158 -
1977 $27.9 - $1,330 -
1978 $29.3 - $1,606 -
1979 $29.2 - $1,950 -
1980 $31.2 - $2,389 -
1981 $32.8 - $2,720 -
1982 $43 - $2,699 -
1983 $39.3 - $2,903 -
1984 $36.3 - $3,224 -
1985 $40.4 - $3,314 -
1986 $42.4 - $4,036 -
1987 $41.1 - $5,350 -
1988 $39.9 - $6,370 -
1989 $51.3 - $7,613 -
1990 $53.1 $441 $8,205 -
1991 $51.2 $447 $9,125 -
1992 $58.9 $494 $10,768 -
1993 $76.2 $529 $11,242 -
1994 $105.4 $573 $12,150 -
1995 $124.1 $618 $13,119 -
1996 $141.9 $661 $13,641 -
1997 $108 $702 $14,020 -
1998 $146 $742 $12,820 -
1999 $189.5 $825 $13,804 $16,100
2000 $196.6 $949 $14,908 $17,400
2001 $141.5 $1,069 $13,397 $17,200
2002 $146.6 $1,204 $13,686 $18,000
2003 $224.3 $1,385 $14,066 $23,400
2004 $224.5 $1,601 $15,317 $25,300
2005 $252.7 $1,860 $16,456 $27,500
2006 $303 $2,153 $16,934 $29,500
2007 $419 $2,459 $17,757 $30,100
2008 $658 $2,748 $18,081 $31,100
2009 $758 $3,040 $16,933 $32,000
2010 $1,011 $3,348 $19,197 $35,700
2011 $1,214 $3,579 $20,866 $38,200
2012 $1,203 $3,845 $21,295 $39,400
2013 $1,199 $4,144 $21,973 $39,600
2014 $1,293 $4,376 $22,874 -
2015 $1,167 $4,459 $22,780 $46,800
2016 $1,229 $4,460 $23,091 -
2017 $1,273 $4,706 $25,121 $50,500
2018 $1,298 $5,581 $25,901 -
2019 $1,426 $6,101 $25,998 -
2020 $1,490 $5,741 $28,705 -
2021 $1,243 $5,178 $33,111 -
2022 $1,158 $5,732 $32,827 -
2023 $1,233 $5,953 $32,442 -
2024 $1,359 $5,997 $34,041 -

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Myanmar's government spending was $15.2B, accounting for 21.9% of its GDP, while Taiwan's spent $127B, or 15.9% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 62.6% in Myanmar and 24% in Taiwan, ranking 73/185 and 170/185, respectively.

Myanmar
Government spending

Government debt
Taiwan
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Myanmar Taiwan
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1976 - - 21.4% -
1977 - - 18.3% -
1978 - - 14.9% -
1979 - - 12% -
1980 - - 9.63% -
1981 - - 23.6% -
1982 - - 23.3% -
1983 - - 21.3% -
1984 - - 18.9% -
1985 - - 18.2% -
1986 - - 14.8% -
1987 - - 11% -
1988 - - 9.14% -
1989 - - 7.57% -
1990 - - 6.95% -
1991 - - 25.4% -
1992 - - 21.3% -
1993 - - 20.3% -
1994 - - 18.6% -
1995 - - 17.1% -
1996 - - 16.3% -
1997 - - 15.7% 25%
1998 25.2% 225.7% 17% 23.7%
1999 22.8% 163.1% 15.7% 23.7%
2000 21.4% 178% 14.4% 26.2%
2001 19.1% 283.5% 22.5% 30.1%
2002 15.3% 206.3% 21.9% 29.8%
2003 14.3% 158% 21.2% 32.1%
2004 14.6% 137% 19.4% 33.4%
2005 14.6% 128.7% 18% 34.1%
2006 15.6% 111.5% 17.4% 33.3%
2007 15.7% 83.7% 16.5% 32.2%
2008 14.4% 64.7% 16.2% 33.4%
2009 14.4% 61% 17.2% 36.7%
2010 15.8% 58.8% 15.1% 36.9%
2011 15.6% 54% 18.3% 38.3%
2012 20% 51.9% 17.9% 39.2%
2013 23.9% 48.5% 17.3% 38.9%
2014 24.7% 37.3% 16.6% 37.5%
2015 23.7% 38.4% 15.5% 35.9%
2016 21.3% 35.7% 15.6% 35.4%
2017 19.7% 41.9% 15.4% 34.5%
2018 18.7% 38.7% 15.4% 33.8%
2019 20.5% 38.3% 15.3% 32.6%
2020 21.2% 48.7% 16.2% 32%
2021 20.6% 59.2% 15.4% 30.1%
2022 21.2% 55.6% 16% 29.5%
2023 21.2% 57.9% 17.1% 29%
2024 20.5% 61.3% 15.9% 26.2%
2025 21.9% 62.6% - 24%

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 Taiwan's surplus of $3.45B, or 0.43% of GDP.

Over the past 27 years, Myanmar recorded a fiscal deficit in 27 of those years, while Taiwan ran a deficit in 22 years. On average, Myanmar posted an annual deficit equal to -3.96% of GDP, compared to deficit of -1.8% of GDP for Taiwan.

Deficit/surplus
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Myanmar Taiwan
1976 - 1.39%
1977 - 1.19%
1978 - 0.97%
1979 - 0.78%
1980 - 0.63%
1981 - -0.78%
1982 - -0.77%
1983 - -0.7%
1984 - -0.62%
1985 - -0.6%
1986 - -0.49%
1987 - -0.36%
1988 - -0.3%
1989 - -0.25%
1990 - -0.23%
1991 - -4.5%
1992 - -3.78%
1993 - -3.58%
1994 - -3.29%
1995 - -3.02%
1996 - -2.88%
1997 - -2.78%
1998 -4.89% -3.01%
1999 -4.46% -2.77%
2000 -6.03% -2.55%
2001 -6.34% -3.71%
2002 -4.01% -3.61%
2003 -4.24% -3.49%
2004 -4.62% -3.2%
2005 -3.49% -2.97%
2006 -3.42% -2.87%
2007 -3.52% -2.73%
2008 -2.73% -2.67%
2009 -3.55% -2.84%
2010 -5.4% -2.5%
2011 -4.82% -2.15%
2012 -2.7% -2.1%
2013 -1.53% -2.03%
2014 -1.06% -1.94%
2015 -4.33% 0.1%
2016 -2.53% -0.31%
2017 -3.42% -0.14%
2018 -2.77% 0.02%
2019 -4.7% 0.11%
2020 -6.56% -1.03%
2021 -2.53% -0.18%
2022 -2.78% 0.17%
2023 -5.22% -0.61%
2024 -5.32% 0.43%
2025 -5.71% -

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 24 years, Myanmar has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 16.2%, compared with 1.06% in Taiwan. In 2019, inflation was 8.83% in Myanmar and 1.7% in Taiwan.

Inflation
Myanmar

Taiwan
Year Inflation
Myanmar Taiwan Myanmar Taiwan
1996 16.3% 3.1%
1997 29.7% 0.9%
1998 51.5% 1.7%
1999 18.4% 0.2%
2000 -0.11% 1.2%
2001 21.1% 0%
2002 57.1% -0.2%
2003 36.6% -0.3%
2004 4.53% 1.6%
2005 9.37% 2.3%
2006 20% 0.6%
2007 35% 1.8%
2008 26.8% 3.5%
2009 1.47% -0.9%
2010 7.72% 1%
2011 5.02% 1.4%
2012 1.47% 1.9%
2013 5.64% 0.8%
2014 4.95% 1.2%
2015 9.45% -0.3%
2016 6.93% 1.4%
2017 4.57% 0.6%
2018 6.87% 1.4%
2019 8.83% 0.6%
2020 - -0.2%
2021 - 2%
2022 - 2.9%
2023 - 2.5%
2024 - 2.2%
2025 - 1.7%

Balance of trade

Myanmar Taiwan
Current account balance
$67.7M
2019
$113B
2024
Current account balance ranking
70/189
2019
4/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
+0.09%
2019
+14.1%
2024
Goods imports
$13.7B
2019
n/a
Goods exports
$10.8B
2019
n/a
Service imports
$3.66B
2019
n/a
Service exports
$6.68B
2019
n/a
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP n/a
50.2%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
63.3%
2024

Economic freedom indices

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

Myanmar Taiwan
Economic freedom 43.7 79.7
Economic freedom ranking 182/197 5/197
Property rights 17.3 83
Government integrity 18.7 73.3
Judicial effectiveness 4.2 94.4
Tax burden 88.6 79
Government spending 84 90.1
Fiscal health 39.9 91.3
Business freedom 39.9 79.6
Labor freedom 53.2 69
Monetary freedom 59.7 79.9
Trade freedom 68.6 86.6
Investment freedom 30 70
Financial freedom 20 60

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Myanmar is 43.7, ranking 182/197, compared to 79.7 for Taiwan, ranking 5/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Myanmar
Taiwan
Year Economic freedom index
Myanmar Taiwan
1995 - 74.2
1996 45.1 74.1
1997 45.4 70
1998 45.7 70.4
1999 46.4 71.5
2000 47.9 72.5
2001 46.1 72.8
2002 45.5 71.3
2003 44.9 71.7
2004 43.6 69.6
2005 40.5 71.3
2006 40 69.7
2007 41 69.4
2008 39.5 70.3
2009 37.7 69.5
2010 36.7 70.4
2011 37.8 70.8
2012 38.7 71.9
2013 39.2 72.7
2014 46.5 73.9
2015 46.9 75.1
2016 48.7 74.7
2017 52.5 76.5
2018 53.9 76.6
2019 53.6 77.3
2020 54 77.1
2021 55.2 78.6
2022 49.6 80.1
2023 46.5 80.7
2024 42.2 80
2025 43.7 79.7

More economic indicators

Myanmar Taiwan
Services, % of GDP
41.4%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2024
39.8%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
20.8%
2024
1.47%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$66.3B
2024
$825B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$5,920
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$9.34B
2023
n/a
Total reserves ranking
81/177
2023
n/a
Net foreign direct investment
-$1.74B
2019
n/a
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$1.1B
2024
n/a
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$0
1989
n/a
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
1.39%
2023
n/a
Poverty at national poverty lines
24.8%
2017
1.5%
2020
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
n/a
26.7%
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.