Myanmar: Net ODA received (% of central government expense)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 6.97 percentage points from 12.81% in 2014. Since 2003 it is down 19.29 percentage points from 39.06% in 2003. The World Bank has no value for 6 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2019, Myanmar's net ODA received (% of central government expense) fell 19.76 percentage points on 2018 (from 39.53% to 19.78%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2018), the average change was +4.44 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 21.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 38.55 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.72 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Myanmar in the 2019 ranking

• Angola — 2nd of 2: 0.19%

What this measures

Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).

Limitations: Data on ODA is for aid-receiving countries. The data cover loans and grants from DAC member countries, multilateral organizations, and non-DAC donors. They do not reflect aid given by recipient countries to other developing countries. As a result, some countries that are net donors are shown as aid recipients. The indicator does not distinguish types of aid (program, project, or food aid; emergency assistance; or post-conflict peacekeeping assistance), which may have different effects on the economy. Ratio of aid to central government expense provides measures of recipient country's dependency on aid. But care must be taken in drawing policy conclusions.

All 11 values

Net ODA received (% of central government expense) in nearby economies

• Cambodia — 28.84% (2023)
• Fiji — 12.51% (2023)
• Kiribati — 40.29% (2023)
• Lao PDR — 34.3% (2022)
• Malaysia — 0.00967% (2023)
• Marshall Islands — 127.38% (2020)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 196.47% (2020)
• Mongolia — 5.85% (2021)
• Palau — 43.38% (2020)
• Papua New Guinea

More economic policy & debt data for Myanmar

• GDP (current US$) — US$81.67 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 171.5 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$61.87 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 75.47 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,489 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.13 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,128 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 1.38 million (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$79.99 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 167.97 trillion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.06 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Myanmar's net ODA received (% of central government expense)?

19.78% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 19.29 percentage points from 39.06% in 2003. The highest value was 46.53% in 2013 and the lowest 7.98% in 2012.

Is the latest change in net ODA received (% of central government expense) unusual for Myanmar?

In 2019, Myanmar's net ODA received (% of central government expense) fell 19.76 percentage points on 2018 (from 39.53% to 19.78%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2018), the average change was +4.44 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 21.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.XP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/ids… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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